Conor McGregor is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with how his second season of The Ultimate Fighter [TUF] is unfolding.
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‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor initially debuted on the long-running MMA reality program in 2015, with Urijah Faber, and advanced three contenders to the competition’s semi-finals. McGregor fought his next opponent, Michael Chandler, for TUF 31, which aired its fifth episode on Tuesday evening, ahead of his eagerly anticipated return battle.
However, the UFC’s greatest star is struggling to win, as Team McGregor is currently down 5-0 after Brad Katona defeated Carlos Vera by unanimous decision. During their battle, the Irishman grew clearly furious at various times.
When Katona, who trains at SBG Ireland under John Kavanagh, found himself in a top position, McGregor begged referee Chris Tognoni to stand both combatants up. Ultimately, his requests were disregarded, and Katona appeared to cruise to victory after two rounds, but ‘Mystic Mac’ insisted that the judges impose a tiebreaker third round.
“Three-rounder, lads! Three-rounder! Judges, three rounds,” McGregor declared soon after the siren sounded to signal the end of the most unremarkable 10-minute contest.
The cage side officials dismissed his request and summoned both combatants to the center of the Octagon to hear their judgment, which enraged Conor McGregor.
“Give them three rounds, lads,” he said as he stormed around the ring.
“We want three rounds here, judges. F* this two-round s*! It’s five rounds for a world title. Have you ever had one of those world titles, Michael?”
Chandler brushed off his opponent’s alleged jab, and everyone returned to the arena when Katona’s victory was announced, but not before McGregor delivered a message to UFC president Dana White.
“Tell them three rounds, Dana.” “Two rounds, me f***ing b***s,” he said at the UFC president before storming out.
When the 34-year-old reviewed the bout, he had significantly cooled down, but he was still certain Vera should’ve been allowed one more round to prove himself.
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