German media hail Conor McGregor’s journey from ‘plumber to king of the cage’

No hard feelings over the Dennis Siver defeat, then.

We are now the second secreted chocolate into our condensed UFC 194 calendar and business is picking up. Conor McGregor is pre-recording his Jimmy Kimmel interview this evening ahead of a UFC 194 conference call later tonight. The Embedded series will soon kick off and, from the middle of next week, Irish fight fans will descend on Las Vegas. In a piece entitled Conor McGregor: From plumber to king of the cage German broadcaster Ran is eagerly looking forward to McGregor's title unification fight with Jose Aldo. Author Christian Stüwe enthuses about the Irishman's working class background and the fact that he fulfilled his promise to be a millionaire by his mid 20s. The piece begins, 'Several years ago, Conor McGregor's parents were quite angry when their son decided to stop training as a plumber to try his luck as a professional MMA fighter.' He argues that, following Ronda Rousey's UFC 193 loss and Jon Jones' suspension, The Notorious may soon claim to be the promotion's biggest star. McGregor is declared 'the most popular athlete in Ireland' and there is a nod to his psychological warfare against opponents. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/671602202675294208 Of course, being a German media outlet, there is a reference to McGregor's 'Kiss my feet Nazi' tweet to German fighter Dennis Siver, whom he defeated in January 2015. McGregor's apology was one-quarter sincere, three-quarters mockery. He made short work of Siver. The Irish legions are also mentioned. Ran predict there will be 7,000 Irish fans in Vegas to see their 'folk hero'. In conclusion, and noting McGregor's first round knock-out claims, Stüwe writes, "In the early morning of December 13, Conor McGregor will show whether he can keep his latest promise."