Conor McGregor (This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) LAS VEGAS – It’s not hard to get UFC President Dana White excited when talking about the fighters on his roster, but his enthusiasm reaches a different level with Conor McGregor . “I don’t know if there’s ever been a fighter we’ve ever had that has what this kid has,” White tells USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie. Even UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, who generally takes a more measured approach to his discourse, struggles to mask his enthusiasm for the 26-year-old Irish featherweight, who headlines his first televised UFC event this weekend. “I hate even saying this, but with his gift of gab and his athletic ability and fighting ability, it’s almost like the Irish Muhammad Ali in a way,” Fertitta says. “To compare anybody to Ali is kind of stupid because of all the other great things that were associated with him from a social movement and everything else. But Conor has just got that sparkle, that thing to him.
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UFC CEO on Conor McGregor: ‘It’s almost like the Irish Muhammad Ali in a way’ – MMA Junkie