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Published 16:05 30 Jan 2016 GMT
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"Conor ‘the Notorious’ McGregor is a character that has garnered a seething and almost recidivistic return to loathing the Irish persona, but is he not the zeitgeist of a modern time? "A fighter that is an example of a generation wanting to challenge the status quo or rise above established restrictions."Bizarrely, the article likens McGregor, a man from 'the fabled Emerald Isle', to Johnny Depp's Disney pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow.
"McGregor has docked into sporting media prominence much like Captain Jack Sparrow did in Port Royal, catching many eyes with his eclectic and eccentric movements yet slipping by unnoticed only to cause a ruckus given a short space of time."
Brennan notes McGregor's desire to have more of a say in UFC business dealings and predicts he will match Floyd Mayweather Jr for PPV numbers if he can remain undefeated in 2016 and 2017.
"We are witnessing a man triumph over external adversity but more impressively, internal doubt."One thing is for sure. McGregor is turning heads the world over.
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