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25th August 2015
03:50pm BST

The 36-year-old's last UFC fight was a loss to Frankie Edgar and, though he is not expecting to fight him this year, he feels he would have McGregor's number.
He reasoned, 'I’m a very durable guy but I have, I think, the most submissions in Pride, UFC and WEC history, so that’s one of the things that would sell that.
'That’s one of the things that Conor, from what I’ve seen and from his past, his two losses are from submissions. You saw the way Chad [Mendes] was able to handle him on the ground [at UFC 189]. So, for me, it’s a good match-up.
'Now, is Conor a dangerous guy? He’s probably about, maybe 20lbs heavier than I am walking around, which means I’ll probably be a lot faster, he’ll probably be a little bit stronger.
'It would be a dangerous fight, of course, but for both of us. I’m confident I could submit him and I’m sure he feels like he could knock me out.'
Ever the playful scamp, Faber got in another dig about McGregor being lucky to face an under-prepared Mendes when he won his interim strap.
'As much as Conor is in denial about it,' he declared, 'his grappling was exposed a little bit [against Mendes].
'He’s a big strong guy for the weight class, he knows how to stay in it, he knows how to capitalise, but our guy Chad rolled off the couch and basically had his way with him on the ground.'
'Chad was on a hunting trip,' he added. 'They pulled him out of the brush to fight for the world championship.'
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