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The best McGregor moments from the UFC 205 press conference

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Conor McGregor was one of the last dominoes to fall for UFC 205 and undoubtedly the most important.

"The Notorious" once again proved his worth to the promotion with a scintillating appearance at a press conference on Tuesday to hype up the Nov. 12 event in New York. The UFC's first trip to the state will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between McGregor and champion Eddie Alvarez.

But don't take our word for how effective McGregor's promo skills were. Here are the best moments courtesy of the man himself:

On how he expects his fight against Alvarez will go:

Mystic Mac predicts I'm going to KO you inside one round.

On whether he will forfeit a title if he adds the lightweight championship to his collection:

I'm going to wrap one on one shoulder, I'm gonna wrap the other on the other shoulder, and they're gonna need a fuckin' army to come take them belts off me!

On his value to the UFC in regards to its recent blockbuster sale to WME-IMG:

4.2 billion dollars. That's what I'm worth to this company.

On the move to the lightweight division:

I'm very happy with the 155-pound weight limit. I feel of all the divisions I've ran around and ran through, 155 will be the one where I take over the most.

On Alvarez's status in the UFC:

His UFC career has been horrendous. He's very, very lucky to be in the position he is in, he understands that. That's why he took this fight on the (same) money he was on the last fight. I mean, that says it all. ...

He's just another broke bum that can't afford to pay his fucking bills, so that's all that is.

On Alvarez demanding that he take his sunglasses off :

Make me! Make me! Make me! Make me! Make me!

On his negotiations with the UFC:

I just said it out straight: "Beg me." And they begged me, so that was all I wanted, that was all I asked.

On UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens interrupting him:

Who the fuck is that guy? Who the fuck is that?

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