UFC.com recently caught up with “The Notorious” Conor McGregor to discuss fellow rising Irish contender and current Ultimate Fighter 20 contestant Aisling Daly.
Below are highlights from the interview.
What was your first impression of Aisling?
“Aisling is a friendly girl, but she’s tough as nails, ya know? She’s a nice girl but don’t mess with her.”
What do you think she brings to the women’s 115-lb division?
“I know she’s in it until the end, I know she’ll fight with her heart. She’ll swing that right hand. She’ll get in girl’s faces and she’ll drag it into a dogfight every single time. She’s an exciting fighter and she’s always in the thick of things. She’ll bring a lot of excitement to that division. No doubt. She comes to fight.”
What do you think is the importance of an all-women’s Ultimate Fighter?
“It’s absolutely phenomenal. It’s given the women in this division a chance at the big stage and an opportunity to change their life. So it’s phenomenal, again, to see the growth of mixed martial arts, the growth of the UFC. It’s a beautiful thing.”
I know you’re a little biased, but do you think Aisling will ever be a UFC champion?
“I believe that Aisling definitely has the potential to be champion, no doubt. I mean, for her to go over and compete in that Las Vegas heat, to leave her home in Dublin. She’s a pale-skin Irish woman, ya know, and they don’t take too well to the sun sometimes, and it can be tough. But for her to do that, and step out of her comfort zone and go over and compete, that shows me her mental game is gaining day by day. So if she continues on this path, continues gaining that mental strength, continues showing up at the gym, continues believing in her abilities, there’s no doubt, anything is possible. The sky is the limit. Actually, the sky isn’t the limit – there is no limit. The sky is the view.”
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