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WATCH: Neither man backed down an inch as Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos squared off

Published 20:33 20 Jan 2016 GMT

Darragh Murphy
WATCH: Neither man backed down an inch as Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos squared off

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If the first press conference is anything to go by then the build-up to UFC 197 is certainly going to be memorable.

Wednesday night's event was laden with sound bites and tension as Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos went back and forth in Las Vegas. There are less than seven weeks to go until the UFC featherweight champion moves up to 155 lbs in an attempt to dethrone lightweight champ dos Anjos. And after more than 30 minutes of fielding questions, McGregor faced off with the Brazilian who had fire in his eyes. 'The Notorious' tested the waters by suddenly thrusting his forehead forward to force dos Anjos to flinch but neither man batted an eyelid.

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