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Conor McGregor Wanted to Fight Urijah Faber

August 27, 2015 | Posted by Larry Csonka

– Conor McGregor recently spoke about nearly quitting the Ultimate Fighter, because he wasnot allowed to fight Urijah Faber at the end of the show. Here is what he had to say about the situation…

“They give me Urijah as a coach but they won’t let me fight him. My energy was gone from it. I didn’t want to do it. [The show] did not mean anything to me. But the more I think about it and seeing the fights to get into the house and just being around it, this is the life I have chosen. This is the life I have created. To be here and have this opportunity is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Rather than be off with it and feel like I need to get away from it, I am embracing it now.

Really, it would be nice to have a fight at the end of it. We could easily fit a fight in on the Dublin card in The O2[3Arena] in October. Filming wraps at the end of September, I believe[sic]. I could go in and make light work of Urijah. I could maul him inside one round and be fresh. Then we could do the Jose fight towards the end of the year on one of these dates that’s being thrown around. They wouldn’t have it so we’ll just be coaches and that will be that.”

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