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Published 08:34 16 Jul 2017 BST
Updated 08:40 16 Jul 2017 BST
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Just imagine the atmosphere that would've been created had one of these press conferences been taken to our capital city.
Well, according to UFC chief Dana White, Dublin was a real possibility for one of these press conferences. The only reason the excitement didn't make its way to Dublin was because of Floyd Mayweather's fear of being subject to 'hostile territory' from the McGregor faithful.
In fairness, the buck mad Irish probably would've made it a living hell for the forty-year-old.
"We talked about going to Texas too, and, obviously Dublin made a lot of sense, but there was no way Floyd was going to go to Dublin.
"Oh, absolutely, (He said no) We're in London, this is as close to Dublin as you're going to get. We're in London, and this is hostile territory for him right now. Imagine we're in Dublin. That guy's got to stay in a hotel somewhere and drive in a car. I wouldn't go to Dublin either, personally, if I was in his position.White revealed that he asked Mayweather's adviser, Al Haymon, about the possibility of bringing the two fighters to Dublin, but there wasn't even a point in asking him. "I talked to Al Haymon about it, and he was like 'Yeah, we're not going to Dublin.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Xi8dhdhhk Maybe Irish fans are just too good for their own good. Never change lads.

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