CONOR McGregor has been “busy counting the take from his last fight” following the delayed announcement of his next bout, according to a tongue-in-cheek statement released by the Dubliner.
As has been widely mooted since beating Jose Aldo last month, the UFC Featherweight champion will move up to Lightweight to fight that division’s champion, Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos, in Las Vegas on March 5, 2016.
McGregor is bidding to become the first UFC fighter to simultaneously hold two belts at two different weights and has already kicked off the trash-talking with an amusing statement ahead of the bout at the MGM Arena.
"Mr McGregor would like to thank the fans and the media for their patience in this decision,” read his statement in third person.
"Mr McGregor was still busy counting the take from his last fight.
"He has chosen to dedicate this demolition job to the loyal people of Brazil and all the fans around the globe who stay true to their roots and loyal to their land.
"Mr. McGregor has said that Rafael is a traitor to his people and vows to behead the 'American Gringo' Rafael Dos Anjos, in the name of La Brasilia!
"Viva la Brasil! See you all in Las Vegas, March 5th!"
Meanwhile, a petition to have Conor McGregor's face on the €1 coin in Ireland was launched last December and will be considered at the Oireachtas on Wednesday, a motion the 27-year-old appears to support.
Who would like 1 million of these great coins? Let's go Oireachtas! #VoteYES! pic.twitter.com/LAzzPLLDMG
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 13, 2016
