UFC-Fighters har sedan UFC 189 varit tvungna till att bära Reebok vid invägningar och inne i oktagonen, men det var något som Conor McGregor vägrade att göra. Under invägningarna inför sin match mot Chad Mendes så hade inte McGregor sitt ”Fight Kit” på sig, och detta hade Chael Sonnen att säga via ”BloodyElbow”:
Conor did not wear Reebok at the Mendes weigh in. He wore something else and behind the scenes they were giving him his Reebok kit. He refused to wear it. They said, ’Hey, you have to wear this.’ And McGregor said, ’I’m different, I’m not like those other guys. I’m not wearing it.’ So they get out the contract and everything and they tell him, ’You have to do this,’ and Conor said ’I’m not doing it.’ When the weigh in rolled around he did not wear the Reebok stuff.
Efter att Conor besegrat Chad via TKO i andra ronden, tog han heller inte på sig Reeboktröjan under intervjun:
After the fight Dana gets in the Octagon and hands him the Reebok shirt and goes ’You have to put this on.’ and Conor did not respond, he just looked at Dana. And when he did his post fight interview he did not put the shirt on.
Dana White ger tröjan till Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor ger tröjan till sin hörna
McGregor hade dock sitt ”Fight Kit” på sig när han gick in mot oktagonen för att möta Mendes.