It looks like Conor McGregor is dealing with preparations for two different battles these days — one for the UFC Lightweight Championship when he fights title-holder Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York and another with the Nevada Athletic Commission, who he could end up battling in court for a while if he does what he mentioned on Friday.
Today, RollingStone.com released a brand new interview with the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion who seemingly doesn’t intend to pay the hefty fine handed down to him by the NAC this week.
“Whatever,” McGregor said regarding the NAC fine of $150,000 for his end in the “Bottle-Gate” fiasco with Nate Diaz ahead of their UFC 202 rematch in August. “It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
Additionally, McGregor reiterated the point he made to UFC President Dana White about no longer wanting anything to do with fighting in the state of Nevada as a result of the NAC’s decision to fine him in an amount that both he and White said was “insane.”
“I don’t see Nevada in my future, for the foreseeable future is how I see it,” McGregor told Rolling Stone in the interview that was released today. “I’m free to do what I want. … I’m good. I’m good. New York, New York. That’s what I think.”
As he continued, he explained that he tried to own up to his actions but feels like the NAC is going overboard to the point that it feels like disrespect.
“I thought they might respect [McGregor calling in] a little bit more,” McGregor says. “I owned up. I man’d up. I’m here. I apologized. I’m not trying to blame nobody, although they fired the rounds off first. I didn’t think they would even go that route because I didn’t think this was like a real thing. Are they going to come and arrest me or what the fuck is that? I wanted to give them the respect and I felt they would have respected that but they didn’t. So, whatever. It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
