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'Doubt me now!' - McGregor delivers message to fellow UFC athletes in post-fight footage

Hate to say I told you so…

UFC 202 Mixed Martial Arts Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 202. Isaac Brekken Isaac Brekken

THE BOOKMAKERS MAY have installed him as a slight favourite, but Conor McGregor was very much an underdog in the eyes of his peers for last Saturday’s rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

McGregor scored a majority-decision victory over Diaz after five thrilling rounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, avenging his submission defeat to the same opponent in March.

However, an overwhelming majority of fighters and journalists — this writer included — tipped Diaz to emerge victorious in their pre-fight predicitions. McGregor had obviously paid attention to that consensus and it made the result all the sweeter.

Footage released by The Mac Life shows the UFC featherweight champion — on crutches due to damage sustained to his shin — returning to his changing room after the fight, with his coach John Kavanagh by his side.

It appears to be the sight of UFC middleweight title challenger Dan Henderson — who was one of those to back Diaz — which sets McGregor off. As he passes Henderson to his left, McGregor shouts:

They all doubted me. Every one of you doubted me. Doubt me now! Doubt me now! Doubt me now!”

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    Mute John Drennan
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    Nov 25th 2012, 8:03 PM

    Hilarious, chelsea fans booing their new manager before a ball Is kicked. Rafa didn’t sack di matteo! Why don’t they boo abramovich??
    Oh yeah because if they do he might leave with all his millions and chelsea will go back to being a mid table team…

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    Nov 25th 2012, 8:33 PM

    nail on head john;)

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    Nov 25th 2012, 9:26 PM

    Rafa,True Red,There to take the money.Why not! ynwa

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    Nov 26th 2012, 1:25 AM

    YNYA in Brenden we trust

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