As much as he hates to admit it, Marcus Brimage was flustered by the hype surrounding Conor McGregor prior to their UFC on FUEL TV 9 bout in 2013. McGregor received a tremendous amount of attention prior to his UFC debut. Brimage, meanwhile, was widely viewed as a steppingstone for the Irish prospect. Brimage said he started to believe the talk, and eventually, he succumbed to the pressure of the situation once they got in the cage. “I was worrying about what everyone else was saying because ever since I’ve come into the UFC, I was never supposed to win,” Brimage told MMAjunkie, “All my fights, it was like, ‘Oh man, Marcus Brimage is fighting this guy. OK, this is how Marcus Brimage is going to lose.’ Every one of my fights was like that, and it just started to get on my nerves.” Since joining the UFC following a stint on “The Ultimate Fighter 14” in 2011, Brimage said he hasn’t received the respect he deserves from fans and the UFC itself.
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UFC 175’s Marcus Brimage: Conor McGregor hype had me ‘mad, aggravated, frustrated’ – MMA Junkie