Conor McGregor certainly packs a punch inside the octagon but with his quick thinking and acid tongue he also does outside of it.
The Irishman has earned hordes of fans the world over for his technical brilliance and his verbal put-downs of opponents and fellow UFC fighters.
On Saturday, McGregor returns from a 15-month UFC hiatus – having been submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov in his previous bout – to face Donald Cerrone.
Ahead of his showdown with 'Cowboy', we take a look back at some of the best trash talk from 'The Notorious'.
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I RUN THIS WHOLE SHIP!
Ahead of his scrap with Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt at UFC 205 in November 2016, McGregor had some choice words for those who felt he received preferential treatment from owner Dana White.
"I run this whole thing. I run New York. I run this whole ship. Without me none of this happens. I run this whole s***. Everyone in this game does what they're f****** told except for me and rightly f****** so. If I say you're on the prelims, you're on the f****** prelims. If I say main event, it's the f****** main event."
HIS WIFE AND KIDS WON'T RECOGNISE HIM!
Alvarez himself did not escape McGregor's ire, with the Irishman making some pretty gruesome promises.
"I'm going to toy with this man. I will rearrange his facial structure. His wife and kids won't recognise him again. His friends will know he's not the same after this contest. You're never, ever going to be the same. Your kids are going to beg, 'Daddy, please don't go again!'"
WHO THE F*** IS THAT GUY?!
When McGregor was asked prior to facing Alvarez who his biggest rival is, Jeremy Stephens called out: "Right here, the real hardest-hitting 145-pounder, right here." McGregor replied with a brutally simple six-word put-down.
"Who the f*** is that guy?!"
I'D LIKE TO APOLOGISE…TO ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
McGregor kept his word to defeat Alvarez and become the first UFC fighter to hold belts in two divisions at the same time. His post-fight interview produced this absolute gem.
"I've ridiculed everyone on the roster, I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, I'd like to take this chance to apologise…to absolutely nobody!"
I CAN MAKE YOU RICH, I'LL CHANGE YOUR BUM LIFE!
Back in September 2015 at a 'Go Big' news conference, the Irishman launched one of his most famous tirades. Replying to comments from Rafael dos Anjos, who was promoting a fight with Cerrone, he bragged about the attention he brings to UFC.
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"I can make you rich. I'll change your bum life. You fight me, it's a celebration. When you sign to fight me, it's a celebration. You ring back home, you ring your wife, 'Baby, we've done it. We're rich baby. Conor McGregor made us rich. Break out the red panties.'”
YOU'RE STIFF AS A BOARD!
At the same media event, McGregor replied to Cerrone's assertion he could not cut it at 155lbs.
"You're too slow and you're too stiff. You're stiff as a board and I'd snap you in half, and that's it. I see stiffness when I look in the 155-pound division...slow, stiff, I feel like they're stuck in the mud almost. Yee-haw!"
I COULD BUY AND SELL YOU A HUNDRED TIMES OVER
The bad blood between McGregor and Nate Diaz drew some of the most heated comments from the Irishman.
"My socks are worth more than the suit you had on, you little bum. You're a broke b****. I could buy and sell you a hundred times over."
THE KING IS BACK!
After avenging his loss to Diaz by winning the return fight at UFC 202, McGregor had a simple message for his detractors.
"Surprise, surprise, motherf******! The king is back!”
I NEED TO FEED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IN THE GAME
McGregor was named Fighter of the Year for 2015. He was typically…let's say gracious...with his speech when accepting the award.
"I need to feed all you bums. I need to feed every single one of you in the game so I've got to keep working. Because you bums don't work."