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Fearing for Conor McGregor's life, an Irish compatriot committed suicide and jumped into the octagon to save the October 6 th fight at UFC 229.
"I would not say that adrenaline has taken over," said 41-year-old David Martin, in an exclusive interview with For The Win on Tuesday. "I would say that patriotism got the upper hand first.
"I thought Russia was attacking Ireland. I thought of a group of Russians were McGregor was tired and defeated by the fight and was attacked by what I thought was a bunch of Russian fans. I needed to intervene. I thought my country was calling me now and I'm going there. "
Here is the video of Martin (in the white jacket) crossing the octagon:
Earlier, we shared a story that UFC champion Daniel Cormier told about a fan who ran in the Octagon after UFC 229 to record Conor. McGregor.
Martin is a big fan of the UFC. He is the CEO of a company called Fantasy, which works with the UFC and its website. He went to battle with his friend actor Josh Duhamel, which helped him get an upgrade for his ticket to his cage-side seat behind Cormier. He never trained in any of the martial arts. He congratulated Cormier for establishing Khabib. He says that he went to protect Conor and not fight anyone. And, the most important in this story, he is from Dublin, Ireland.
Martin said that he thought Conor could be killed in the octagon.
"I'm disappointed that I did not get there faster," he said. "In fact, if the guy who hit Conor in the head hit him in a different place, like the center right of the back of the head, it could have been fatal and Conor could have been killed. This happens all the time in nightclubs, someone is hit in the back of the head and it's a fatal blow. Just because you are Conor McGregor does not mean that nothing of the sort can happen to you. I thought Conor could be killed and these guys were going to kill him and that's what I could not have done. "
Let's go back to the way he entered the Octagon. Martin said that it all started when he held back an excited Cormier, his teammate from Khabib, sitting at the edge of the cage with his children, a row facing Martin.
"I saw Daniel become really pissed off and moved by what had happened. He was there with his two children and his team was attacked, "he said. "The last thing I wanted was Daniel Cormier in the ring, emotional and dynamic.
"I jumped on Daniel's back and took him in my arms and begged him not to go. My arms were around him and he could not get past the fence and I thought, "Good God, this guy's going to turn around and throw me down to hang him up. I did not stop telling him, "Your children are here. Your children are here. "He calmed down and I saw the guy in the red shirt jump over the rail and I thought," Oh, Conor, there's no one with him. "
"Conor was about to be attacked. I put my hands on Daniel to overtake him, because he is not so big. I jumped on it and saw the door (octagon) open and I wanted to get in and protect my fellow countryman. I thought that there were all Russians inside and I did not have that.
Martin then made his move.
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"When I went up the stairs, I did not even know how to go right or right. I just wanted to make sure that Conor was protected because he had no one. Then John Kavanagh arrived just before me and provided security around Conor. (Conor) heard my voice tell him to calm down and he heard that I was coming from Dublin. "
Martin said that he was able to talk to Conor during the madness."I was talking to him and I just stood by him and pushed back the security checks with Kavanagh because he did not want them too much, he wanted them to pull out a bit. I put an arm on Conor and one on the cage and told him to calm down and breathe. My goal was to calm him down – the last thing I wanted was that Conor attack everyone. "
Martin also said Cormier saved the day by taking control of Khabib.
"D.C. do not get enough credit for his role, "he said. "If it was not for D.C. Khabib would have returned to Conor, there is no question in my mind. Daniel was a peacekeeping champion. "
Martin said that Conor's director had sent him a message of thanks and that he had heard that Conor's father was also grateful. But he did not hear anything from Conor himself.
Which is fine with Martin.
"When one of us enters the war, we all do it," he said. It's the patriotic thing to do. I was not going to fight, but to protect a helpless man who could have been attacked. "
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