"In Russia we have much more decent guys than Conor McGregor, about whom there is so much talk. Personally, Irish is not an example for me. McGregor is just a lowlife, who allows himself to send everybody to ride dicks, due to which, in fact, he has become popular. How can he be called a model for our young people? Another thing - Alexander Shlemenko, Fedor Emelianenko, Alexander Tokov, the same Habib Nurmagomedov. They are modest, decent family men and believers, not having any relation to the crime. They are really heroes.
By the way, I do not think that McGregor will win if Habib is allowed to fight him. In general, the Irish has a snowball's chance in hell."
If Conor believed he could do it he would have signed the contract. Not sitting out for most of the year while pretending to chase a dream fight that has no chance of happening.
If you don't believe Conor thinks he can do it you're simply not being honest with yourself.
Belief has never been the question with Conor, and it shouldn't be confused with ability.