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7th November 2021
11:25am GMT

"A wise Irishman [McGregor] once said before me... he stepped in this very cage and he said, 'We're not here to take part, we're here to take over'. And this is The Takeover, Part Two."Watching UFC 268 from afar, McGregor was moved to post an emotional voice message to his fellow Dubliner, which he shared over three Twitter voice notes.
"I love it. I love it, mate. The Takeover, Part Two. I'm in on that, I'm coming back for that. I'm all over that! "Ian, I appreciate the respect you showed to me in there. At this time for me, coming back from this [broken leg] injury, that means an awful lot to me. "This is probably the toughest couple of months I'm ever after having in my entire life. To see you go out there, pay those respects and then go out and then to do that - crack him with the step-back back paw - it's just, there's something mad about it for me."McGregor, who fractured his leg in a tough loss to Dustin Poirier, earlier this year, went on to give Garry some advice about ending his fights earlier and not waiting to strike on the third or fourth parts of his opponent's combos to throw the kitchen sink. He advised Garry to "brainwash" himself to strike hard and not hang around. "We're not paid by the hour in there," he remarked. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1457152439161872392
"The Takeover, Part Two - I f***ing love it! What other Irish fighters are out there now, in this globe, that are going to join us in this takeover? Because, I tell you what, I'm coming back and getting in on that Takeover, Part Two action. "Someone is getting bust up when I get back. I'm going to burst someone when I get back. The Single-shot Monster, they call me!"And that was it. McGregor could not go to bed. He was up for the rest of the night as he watched the UFC main card, which saw Kamaru Usman and Rose Namajunas defend their belts at MSG. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1457267232254402571 McGregor will be tearing into his training programme all week, one can safely imagine.
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