The Rock: McGregor reminds me of myself
The Rock: “What I love about Conor is the same thing I love, by the way, about Aldo, with Aldo there’s a quiet confidence and with Conor the confidence is not quiet.”
There is no doubt that Conor McGregor has done an amazing job promoting himself. McGregor next fights for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 189 in only his sixth bout with the organization. A big fan of mixed martial arts, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is a big McGregor fan and sees a lot of the same qualities in McGregor that made him a star in the WWE:
“What I love about Conor is the same thing I love, by the way, about Aldo, with Aldo there’s a quiet confidence and with Conor the confidence is not quiet. It reminds me of how I was in the WWE,” Johnson said.
“I was bold and talking s**t and there was nothing I wouldn’t say. Obviously in WWE it’s a work and it’s not real and we knew who was going to win and lose but I would do everything I could just in terms of what could I do to create interest. Conor’s a smart guy like that. He creates great interest.”