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Colin Sheridan: For some, McGregor was Ali. To me, he was Trump on creatine 

To these guys, MMA was a quasi-religion, a new church unburdened by legacy and bureaucratic bullshit. The upstart Irishman was their warrior poet. 
Colin Sheridan: For some, McGregor was Ali. To me, he was Trump on creatine 

2015: UFC featherweight Conor McGregor, right, grabs the title belt from UFC featherweight Champion Jose Aldo during a fan event as UFC President Dana White intervenes. Pic: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE

“McGregor, at his core, is an act of imagination”.

- Wright Thompson 

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