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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on unquiet confidence of Conor McGregor: "It reminds me of how I was in the WWE"
May 28, 2015 - 1:50:41 PM Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on unquiet confidence of Conor McGregor: "It reminds me of how I was in the WWE"

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"What I love about Conor is the same thing I love by the way about Aldo, with Aldo there's a quiet confidence and with Conor the confidence is not quiet. It reminds me of how I was in the WWE. I was bold and talking s*** and there was nothing I wouldn't say. Obviously in WWE it's a work and it's not real and we knew who was going to win and lose but I would do everything I could just in terms of what could I do to create interest. Conor's a smart guy like that. He creates great interest... It's not, by the way, bulls***. He backs it up. I think the fight is going to be incredible. When someone has a mental edge and at times I have seen Conor getting under Aldo's skin, it becomes an edge... I love that guy. I love Aldo, too, by the way. I respect these fighters so incredibly much. I love UFC and I think it's going to be an amazing fight."

-Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson talks about Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo during a recent interview for his new film San Andreas (transcribed by FoxSports.com).

Penick's Analysis: And there's another ringing endorsement for McGregor. When you're getting major public figures and stars - which Johnson is without question - discussing your actions and your upcoming fight, you're doing something right. McGregor's brand of promotion may not necessarily be for everyone, but it's been massively effective, and could lead to that being one of the biggest pay-per-view events in quite some time.