McGregor/White tell their side of ‘belt-gate’
Dana White: “How the hell did he get past me and grab that belt that fast. He got past all of us. [Conor McGregor] was faster than I expected.
Yesterday the press conference for the UFC 189 World Tour, Conor McGregor stole the belt from in front of Jose Aldo and held it above his head. Aldo quickly reacted and UFC President Dana White stepped in to keep the peace. McGregor and White both commented on the incident to MMAFighting.com:
Mission accomplished, as McGregor managed to steal the belt from the UFC featherweight champion and hoist it overhead, before UFC president Dana White managed to settle things down.
And if McGregor had any remorse for his acts afterwards, he sure wasn’t showing it. In a video uploaded to the UFC’s You Tube page, McGregor responded “He blinked, and then I had the belt. You blink, and then the next thing you know the belt is around my waist. I am fast.”
White can corroborate that side of the story.
“Jesus Christ, this kid is fast,” White said. “How the hell did he get past me and grab that belt that fast. He got past all of us. He was faster than I expected. Thank god he was grabbing the belt and not Jose.”
