McGregors [[trash|trash-talk]], forudsigelser før kampe, og brug af psykologisk krigsføring mod sine modstandere har ført til, at nogle kommentatorer, inklusive Dana White, har sammenlignet ham med [[Muhammad Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/ufc/12044082/UFC-194-Conor-McGregor-says-movement-will-make-Jose-Aldo-fall-into-dead-space-like-a-zombie.html|title=UFC 194: Conor McGregor says movement will make Jose Aldo 'fall into dead space like a zombie'|date=10. december 2015|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/1/13/7539497/conor-mcgregor-doesnt-want-to-be-muhammad-ali-mma-news|title=Conor McGregor doesn’t want to be compared to 'special' Muhammad Ali|author=Marc Raimondi|date=14. januar 2015|work=MMA Fighting}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/dec/13/conor-mcgregor-is-the-rarest-of-athletes-one-who-delivers-on-his-boasts|title=Conor McGregor is the rarest of athletes: one who delivers on his boasts|author=Les Carpenter|work=the Guardian}}</ref>
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