- Conor McGregor fights Jose Aldo on December in Las Vegas
- The Irishman will bid to win the UFC’s featherweight title
- He left Dublin for America on Monday vowing to earn the UFC $100million
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09:30 GMT, 23 November 2015
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09:46 GMT, 23 November 2015
Conor McGregor left Dublin for Las Vegas on Monday morning and declared: I am the UFC.
The Irishman bids to dethrone featherweight champion Jose Aldo in their re-arranged December 12 clash at the MGM Grand.
And he expects to generate as much as $100million (£66m) from the UFC 194 show.

Conor McGregor squares up to Jose Aldo ahead of their fight on December 12
‘Leaving Ireland today for the West Coast,’ he said on Instagram. ‘To unify my belt and spearhead the unprecedented $90-100million dollar UFC 194 event.
‘This event along with UFC 189 putting me at close to $200million dollars in revenue generated for this company. I am not a company man. I am the company.’
McGregor had been due to face Aldo in July but the Brazilian pulled out after suffering a rib injury in training.
Instead, he took on Chad Mendes, stopping his new opponent in the second round.

McGregor and Aldo were due to fight in summer but the Brazilian pulled out with a rib injury
And the 27-year-old’s striking coach expects a similar result next month.
‘I think Conor is going to shock everybody again,’ Owen Roddy told Fightland Vice. ‘Honestly, I think he’s going to make this look easy. I really think Conor is going to embarrass Aldo.
‘I think Aldo is going to come out very aggressive, Conor will make him miss and then he’s going to punish him for that with his devastating striking. Aldo has to close that distance and Conor is a lot bigger than him, he’s a lot longer.
‘In order for Aldo to land, he’s going to have move forward. He has to get on the inside to land them shots and that’s when he’s going to get clipped. Conor is going to be very elusive and he’ll crack him as he’s trying to come in.’

McGregor celebrates his victory over Chad Mendes in July
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