VIDEO: Teenage Conor McGregor predicts his success: ‘I’m the future’

“My dream is to be world champion in the UFC. And I will be. Guarantee it.”

VIDEO: Teenage Conor McGregor predicts his success: ‘I’m the future’

Conor McGregor is Notorious for his boundless confidence and, judging by this video, that self-belief was there even when he was just another fighter from Dublin with a dream.

Filmed in 2008, a young McGregor - missing the trademark beard and still showing traces of teenage acne - speaks to camera about his ambitions.

“My dream is to be world champion in the UFC,” he says, already displaying signs of the boldness to come.

“And I will be. Guarantee it.”

The interview is in the latest promotion for the MMA star’s fight against Jose Aldo in July.

McGregor faces Aldo in Las Vegas with the UFC Featherweight Championship at stake - and the chance to prove his teenage self right.

We. Cannot. Wait.

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