Conor McGregor: The UFC Has Struck Gold With Me 

These type of interviews are some of Ariel's best work.

People who lack confidence HATE people with it!

This will always be the iconic style of Conor that will never be forgotten.

This interview is still pure gold...... You get a real look into his mindset & how he approaches not just the fight game but life in general

"This game is designed to break you." ...that was eerily accurate on so many levels. Especially today.

the man has big dreams, plans, and focus. gotta give props to conor.

"The people who take inspiration from me will rise up and also one day experience this life. Others will shell up and be negative towards it, but one thing is for sure; those people will stay where they are." -Conor McGregoat

I'm not saying people have to think he's a great fighter, thats still up in the air somewhat. However, if you watch this interview and do not admire the guy and have respect for his ambition and self belief then there is something wrong with your soul. To bitch and hate at this point says a lot about the type of person you must be.

He is so far ahead of his years as far as his mental outlook goes. There is a dangerous, obsessive focus about him and how he analyzes every little situation, keeps up with all developing news such as Aldo's coach talking about his retirement, how he watches footage of his opponent and analyzes a fight with far more depth than all his peers. You just don't see that with all these other fighters who give generic answers and let their coach analyze the footage for them. There is a great video on YT of his SBG coach, John Kavanagh, talking about how he received a phone call from Conor one day talking about the movement of Gorillas in a video he saw and how he wanted to emulate their movement. The creativity of thinking out of the box is what's so striking about this man.

He is not a trash talker. He is a truth talker. Even some of his speech gave me tears of strong hard motivation. Thanks Conor, you have changed my bum life as well.

He wasn't lying he made UFC bigger than ever not only because of his promo skills but also his fighting skills

Loved Conor during this period, he always promoted good values. Incredible interview too with fantastic questions and pauses by Ariel.

lol He could easily be a good cult leader. So audacious and charismatic.

Damn he is a visionary. He saw his success years ago. Mad respect for Conor

This was prime Conor, man. I miss hungry Conor with something to prove.

I always feel like this interviewer and Conor get along well

I never saw this side of Conor. His character is a true inspiration, and i think he is in a great place right now. I wish him the best

Regardless if you are in favor of the way he conducts himself in and out of the octagon, McGregor's confidence and ambition for success is admirable to say the least

I admire Conor's loyalty, it's very rare nowadays. Great job Ariel with this interview, asked everything we all wanted to know without any flash cards or anything. Awesome job 👍

Future Champ.

20 Years from now...This man will have transformed the fight game to match WHATEVER his mind chooses to unleash. He is, before our eyes, becoming the greatest of our lifetime.

Great interview. He's a different man when embedded isn't filming him :p

What an amazing well-rounded interview! Ariel asking all the questions we've all been wondering about. Now you have a thorough insight of The Notorious One's life. This guy's good at his job!

He saw the path so clearly before him,.... it's absolutely amazing the way he accomplished his goals so smoothly it shows a form of brilliance rarely ever seen. His strength, both inner and outer strength, is brilliant... also his ability to describe his life's ambitions and his commitment to make them a reality. You can't deny his accomplishments are through the roof and still till this day sky is the limit when it comes to his potential.

One of the best interview in the history of human civilization

Ariel you are a beast interviewer. This was very inspiring. I'm dealing with a very difficult illness at the moment. Conor gives me strength. Believe in the vision wholeheartedly, and it will be yours.

One can understand why the other fighters dislike and envy Conor. Gotta love him, he has vision.

Motivated McGregor will always be a great mythical fighter, along Sea-level Cain, Serious Anderson Silva, Patient Ngannu, TRT Vitor, Horse-meat Alistar 'Ubereem', Pride Wanderlei, 'Dad' Cowboy Cerrone, etc.

I didn't believe in Conor and I wanted him to lose but looking back at all these interviews this man is genius

He said a lot of things more interesting in this video than 'The UFC has struck gold with me' what a stupid click bait title. This video shows his humility and loyalty to people in his life as well as his gratitude for good things which have come his way, both through hard work and good fortune, yet the title depicts any other Conor McGregor interview. Good interview, click bait title, hope he wins in 7 weeks though.

Martial arts principles, like Christian principles, are all well and good, but they are impossible to attain completely because human nature doesn't entirely go that way. Conor puts the true humanity into martial arts philosophy, thus elevating it in a way. Impressed by the guy, as usual. And Ariel did a great job asking challenging questions but maintaining respect at the same time.

This is an example of a human in peak mental conditioning…a human in peak manifestation mode

Wonderful man. Understands life at its deepest.

Damn, there is just so much to learn from Conor. A true inspiration.

I really enjoyed the interview, Ariel asked many questions that were never asked before... everybody has been complaining about how much he shows off the money he is getting, the treatment etc... and Conor's response was absolutely marvelous, I believe he said something like: "The people who take inspiration from me will rise up and also one day experience this life. Others will shell up and be negative towards it,". He also asked him about not having other women etc... and Conor responded about his loyalty to his girlfriend and how much he appreciates and credit's his success to her for being with him in the early days. And mainly I loved the fact about how he describes his team and his close circle "no comes in, no one goes out". His confidence has always been on top, but no one can deny the skills this guy posseses... and just by this interview alone, the amount of pressure he is just adding to himself to win this fight is overwhelming.... you just don't see that ever! I respect Aldo, he is a true warrior, but this guy is just something else and instead of critizing him.... lets enjoy the beginning of this magnificent journey of the making of an all time great.

I really love how Conor express his emotions, I celebrate the little things as I celebrate now the big things etc, his philosophy is really awesome he has attracted all this towards his life.

Ariel is always looking for some deep emotions out of a fighter you can tell he is into the emotional aspect much more than the actual fighting...

Man this guy is inspiring

Prime Connor was soo interesting man.....

absolutely fantastic interview

Ariel is a great interviewer. McGregor is a great interview-object. Great interview. #AndTheNew

Great interview

What a great interview from both the interviewer and the interviewee. So excited for this fight!

20 minute interview felt like 5 minutes, that's the sign of a great spokesman... Very passionate and insightful.. One of the most talented guys in the ufc... If any other fighter was getting interviewed for 20mins, I would have just switched off... 7 weeks is way too long :p.. Cant wait for this fight!.

"Whats he gonna do!?!" Will almost as epic as 300s "this is sparta!" I respect he hasnt forgotten who has helped him and he is sticking with his team. As he grows his greats grows ans as they grow he grows. Its the best way to be.

Hell, even if he turns out to be nothing but hype after this fight, someone needs to hire this dude as a motivational speaker/sports commentator/personality/WHATEVER. This dude can sell an event better than the rest.

Always come back to this for some motivation

When Connor talks, I listen. The guy is so captivating with the way he articulates things. Passionate and inspiring.

He has wisdom beyond his years.

UFC is definitely indebted to this guy than any other.

Mr Helwani, exceptional interview. That is due, in no small part sir, to you being an exceptional host. You ask very thought provoking questions; you are articulate; and a consummate gentleman - i.e., you are respectful, attentive and genuine with your guests. As a result of your outstanding work and code of conduct sir, I have subscribed to your channel. I look forward to all of your future RU-vid videos. Thank you!

Ariel you are the best interviewer in MMA. I can see that you are coming back to your ''roots'' when you interview MMA fighters more deeply. I know you had much success recently and you go the higher jobs, but I hope you keep interviewing like this. Reason being there are no other interviewers that are doing as well as you, I feel that you are asking the right questions and you have a good understanding about the game. Please continute this path, great job.

Best way to live @ 12:00. Good Vibes

Everytime I want inspiration to work hard and success I look at a conor interview

what an inspiration... Thank You for this interview Ariel

These interviews are pure gold. McGregor is the man. So passionate, so charismatic. Behind all the talk, he backs it up.

he is soo straight up on his answers thats dope

Conor has inspired me.

"The beautiful thing about dreams , they keep evolving/reforming"... well done sir

One of his best interviews! And I can listen to Conor talk all day.

Nice I've spent years watching straight Connor McGregor.... The hell of a man he is

Conor is undoubtedly a fucking role model to me, I need to adopt this mindset

He's an extremely good speaker, businessman and fighter. His fights are always so entertaining, his charisma is incredible and although he tries to psych out his opponents he is a humble and respectful man to others. Hopefully he brings the gold back to Ireland and what a journey this is!

You can say what you want about Conor but the bottom line is he's a genius. He's very very smart and enthusiastic about life. The kind of person you want to surround yourself with to elevate. I hope he wins because it will change the UFC completely.

This video showed that he actually respects Aldo a lot more than UFC likes to portray, he's just like any other competitor in the sense that he thinks he can win, and given what he said in this interview, a business minded competitor at that

Ariel being banned by the UFC needs to be overturned...Ariel is a loss to the fans.

Awesome interview Ariel, I can listen to him speak all day.

This is so inspiring. Hope we get to see this Conor at UFC 264.

They struck gold with him, ripped him off and now they kicked him away from them cuz he's more powerful than the whole UFC's headquarters

Mcgregor is the only ufc fighter that enjoys Ariels interviews

awesome interview. Great job

The man is right about gratitude. One of things I like most about him. He believes in the power of positive thinking. That's a very powerful thing.

THIS IS ONE OF CONORS BEST INTERVIEWS...

This Conor is the fookin dangerous McGregor 🔥

Great interview and a very interesting mindset. I have a lot of respect for this guy.

Dee you should be so proud of him. You and he are blessed to have each other !🇮🇪

Humble as always 😉😉

Ariel asks the tough questions. Much respect.

A riel, asking the perfect questions. ..great Q n A... I like him as the New ambassador for the ufc, keep it up McGregor. ...can't wait

Probably one on Conor's best interviews. Ariel caught him at a nice time while his mind is focused and it made for a good inside look at his form. Deadly

Mcgregor has a big presence, but Aldo is a different animal than the Poiriers and Sivers of the world. Win or lose, Conor, you can love the game but the game loves no one.

Gotta give it up to the guy. Comes to fight and backs up his very big mouth and ego. Very much like Mahammad Ali

Loved this interview.. Awesome awesome awesome...

When Conor said he hasn't stopped working since his injury it made me realise just how much he hasn't stopped until this day. He recovered from injury, fought Diego Brandao, went straight into the Poirier fight then into the Dennis Siver fight, from that into a world tour which lead to the Chad Mendes fight. He came straight off that and into The Ultimate Fighter, follewed by the Jose Aldo fight. Then fought Nate Diaz 3 months later, got into the the UFC 200 chaos followed by UFC 202 Diaz rematch. Before finally UFC 205 in New York. All of that in the space of 2 and a bit years is INSANE.

i have no idea how he resists the women and stays faithful to his girl. victoria secret caliber dimes must be throwing themselves at him all day every day. Very few men could resist that level of temptation.

The King has spoken.

One of the best interviews I've seen

I love this guy, he backs up what he says. A good, inspiring, intelligent interview.

He's still with Dee while Kim Kardashian has had 3 spouses in the same period 😂

Connor is absolutely right on with what he's saying. 🇮🇪

Absolutely love it looking back in this interview with Ariel!👍😊 Connor 🇮🇪🍀

I haven't seen this before, but I'm mighty impressed with Connor's disposition here.

5:23 -> 6:23 is The best part of this interview.

When you hear McGregor talk about the belt grab around 17:50 in you realize that the belt grabbing was completely none planned and happened because Jose said he was the king of Dublin in McGregors home town and since the belt was sitting there McGregor was saying, " No the EFF you are not the King of MY town!" So anyone who thinks he was being disrespectful, piss off.

Great interview Ariel. Some really good questions in this video. Ariel seems to have moved on from when he used to be much more of an instigator and provoker. Keep up the good work!

Wow!!! Great Interview by Ariel and Interviewee Conor McGregor! War!!!

Love listening to Conor

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This is the best mma interview I have experienced. Good Job Ariel and Connor. Bring that belt to Europe!!!

Ariel, I hope you are reading this comment. This interview was your best ever. You have matured. Your interview approach is better. No more dings and sideway questions being asked where you upset the interviewee and sabotage yourself. I like the new you! Keep it coming Ariel, this was good stuff.