Hundreds of Irish MMA fans are already in Las Vegas for this week's UFC 189 showdown between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes, and they make their voices known in the latest UFC Embedded to drop this morning.
The Dubliner opens up on his sharp suits, while Mendes is shown flexing his muscles at the open work out in the MGM Grand.
The American also reveals that facing McGregor is 'feeding his fire' to train harder, while the 26-year old number one contender to Jose Aldo's belt looks pretty relaxed as he greets the crowd in the hotel.
There's also some discussion with Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian as well about the fight, with Mendes claiming he can 'hit like Mike Tyson,' while McGregor trades insults with his opponent once again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEYrL6Apn0g
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