Conor McGregor has admitted that he felt "led into" his new Netflix documentary after filming every day for the last few years of his life.
The former two-weight world champion finally saw the project released last week, with fans enjoying the four-part series that documents his ups and downs over the last few years. But he wasn't completely thrilled with the project, having been frustrated with the lack of creative control that he was given in the final cut by Netflix.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani in Dublin last week, he confirmed his annoyances with the series, despite ultimately agreeing that he "wouldn't change it". He had been keen for the episodes to feature his business prowess outside of the cage, as opposed to exclusively his life around fighting.
"I was watching that documentary the other night," McGregor explained during a chat for the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel. "I didn't have creative control of it, I'm the creator so I wasn't necessarily happy. I love the story, I wouldn't change it but I would add my magic.
"And the fact that my adding of the magic was kind of torn away when it was not supposed to be? I felt a bit led into it to be honest. I'm happy with how it went, it is what it is and onwards we go, that's another one.
"I've four of them now, we had an hour series on RTE, the national broadcaster here [in Ireland]. Then we had a six-part series also on the national broadcaster, then the movie with the red carpet and cinemas and all."
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McGregor's thoughts on the film go hand-in-hand with recent comments from director Gotham Chopra who insisted that the Irishman was "obsessive" during the shooting. The pair worked together for years on the project, with Chopra comparing his subject to the likes of Kobe Bryant or Tom Brady.
"He's a mad scientist. You know, he's obsessive," director Chopra told BroBible when assessing McGregor in the fighting world after working with the UFC star. "Personality-wise, he's quite similar to Kobe [Bryant], like there's a defiance and a combativeness to him of course. But he couldn't be opposite of Tom Brady or Steph Curry I would say as the most gentle guy.
"Despite all of the fame and the fortune and all the people that are always around him, that's not what it's about. For him, it's about 'Can I be better'? And that is pretty similar. He always like looks back, 'I could've done this differently and so, therefore, I'm going to try it again.'"
