Conor McGregor has revealed he is trying to be a family man in an attempt to stay away from trouble.
The MMA star is in hot water once again after a video emerged appearing to show him punching an elderly man in the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh, Dublin.
But McGregor, 31, insists he has been trying his best to stay away from more trouble since the incident by focusing on his family.
He said: "I'm focusing on my family life. I'm also having long, hard discussions with myself. Daily discussions. Because it's a daily thing.
"You could serve the world at my feet. I could either stomp on it or use it to rise me up. You know what I mean?
"I'm trying not to succumb to temptation. I'm trying not to give in to bait.
"I'm trying to be a family man, and I'm working hard every day. These are the things I'm focusing on. My kids. Like I said, finding my zone in martial arts.
"We moved into a new property only a few weeks ago, and we had such a hard time to find it.
"I'm very happy with it. I'm settling down with my family and raising my family. Looking for schools now.
"These are the things I'm doing, just to keep me focused while also continuing my training and my business."
In an interview with ESPN's Ariel Helwani, McGregor stressed he does not want to become a cliché fighter who has everything and blows it all.
The Notorious added that if he doesn't leave things setup for the children of his children's children then his career will have been meaningless.
He said: "I can make this generational. I can either be rich and spoiled and blow it all in this generation and leave it all behind in ruins or I can get my head together and build and make it generational -- the children of my children's children.
"So, if I have this opportunity before me, if I don't execute this and get this right, make this happen for the children of my children's children, all of my successes, all of everything I've achieved will be void, will be meaningless to me."
McGregor hasn't fought in the UFC since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov last October - but is hoping to fight again before the end of the year.
And he is desperate to regain respect from fans, saying it hurts him to his soul to see them disappointed in him.
He said: "As far as like the fans and seeing the fans disappointed in me, it hurts me so much, because ... everything I've done is for the fans. I'm a fan-favorite fighter. My whole entire career has been based for the fans. Never pulling out, never turning down weights, sports, rules -- anything.
"I've always done it all to light the game up for the fans and to create fanfare. And to see them disappointed in me, it hurts me to my soul more than you'll ever know."
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