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McGregor, Alvarez get personal at UFC 205 press conference

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Two days out from the biggest card in MMA history, there was still plenty of hype to be done and Conor McGregor was happy to bring it.

Of course, it took him a while to actually get to Thursday's press conference for UFC 205, which prompted his main event opponent Eddie Alvarez to leave the stage until McGregor showed up. But when the man of the hour appeared, he entered in flamboyant fashion sporting a Gucci mink coat:

(Warning: Video contains NSFW language)

"Sorry I'm late, I just don't give a f---!" McGregor shouted to announce his presence. He then took Alvarez's unprotected lightweight belt, which almost resulted in him tossing a chair at Alvarez when the champion returned to get it back.

The proceedings hardly settled down from there. When Alvarez demanded that McGregor apologize for making past comments about his family, McGregor offered this retort:

Suck these big Irish balls!

Later, Alvarez teased that he knows what McGregor's big announcement will be at UFC 205:

Conor is having two kids and his girlfriend is not having twins, so you guys do the math.

The implication is that McGregor is about to have children with two different women. Alvarez's comments drew little reaction, either due to the fact that those in attendance couldn't hear him, couldn't understand him, or just didn't care.

McGregor and Alvarez ended the presser with a relatively civil faceoff, but the fuse has been lit for an explosive meeting on Saturday.

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