– Niall Kelly reports from Boston
DENNIS SIVER HAS stirred up controversy ahead of UFC Boston by claiming that he needs to beat both Conor McGregor and the judges to be sure of victory.
Siver is a massive outsider for the main event in Boston’s TD Garden on Sunday night on a card which also features Irish fighters Cathal Pendred, Paddy Holohan and Norman Parke.
McGregor, who will get a shot at featherweight champion Jose Aldo if he wins, has promised to end the five-round contest inside the first two minutes.
But if the bout goes the distance, Siver claims the judges will make sure that the fans’ favourite gets the decision.
“Unlike Conor, I’m not in the business of making dumb predictions,” he told The42 via a translator at Friday’s media day.
“All I’m going to predict is that I’m going to win, and I want to win before the fight ends because I don’t trust the judges to give me the fight in Boston fighting Conor McGregor.”
Siver also brushed off recent trash talk from McGregor who labelled him “a midget German steroid head” and promised to end his UFC career with a win on Sunday night.
“It did sting in the beginning but it’s gotten to a point where it doesn’t matter to me anymore.
“I just want to get in there and finish Conor and show Conor that his hype train is coming to an end.”
Lambs to the slaughter I’m afraid
i wouldn’t say slaughter but i’m not expecting a win. if they are slaughtered it has to be byebye to kidney!
If we don’t come close to the all blacks this test we never will. We have the most experienced side in years and they are in a new era with new coaches and some new players. Mike Ross will be a huge loss. Let’s hope he’s back in time. Come on Ireland
It’s not Kidney’s fault we have a huge injury list, with such a depleted squad we’ll be expected to get well beaten even though I’m sure the younger players stepping up to the mark will put in a good effort
We all know we are going to get a slapping, so whats wrong with sending outa bunch of uncapped potential future internationals, let them experience the pain of a humiliating defeat and hopefully they can grow from that?
First match since new Zealand became world champions !! God help us they will put over 50 points on us unfortunately