Conor McGregor has revealed that he is already training his two-year-old son in the skills of martial arts - and vowed to guide him all the way if he wants to pursue a career in the sport.
Conor Jr., who turned two earlier this summer, has a more than qualified dad to coach him if that is to be, but the Dubliner has also admitted that he won't push the sport on his son if he's not interested.
McGregor said that the sport is his life, and claimed that he'll always be invested in the fight game - which has shaped much of his life.
"I'll always be invested into this game," McGregor said in an interview with ESPN's Ariel Helwani.
"My son, I'm training my son in the skills of all the martial arts that I've learned over the years. If he wants to run with that, I'll guide him all the way; he doesn't, I will not.
"You know what I mean? I'm like, this sport is my life. This is what gave me this life and God blessed this life. So I'm just eager to get back."
It comes as the Notorious one discussed his plans for the future as he prepares to return to the octagon this year - and he wants UFC gold.
McGregor added: "I want my world title back, I want that redemption... the camp was incorrect.
"Knowing the commitment I had in that camp and the performance I put in... he ran away in that first round, he [Nurmagomedov] didn't throw a punch, he shot for the legs before he threw a punch.
"I should have been talking to Herb [Dean, referee]; he said he was taking to me, but there wasn't a whisper out of him until he had me in that dominant position.
"We only ended up in that dominant position because I was walking around being disrespectful because he was running around the cage.
"I switched off in the middle section and he go that lucky shot. Even after he got that lucky shot - although it was a good shot - I bounced back up and engaged and what did he do, he shot again.
"I'm not going to wait around, if Dustin does it, it's Dustin, if it's Nate [Diaz], Nate, if it's Jorge [Masvidal], Jorge... Tony Ferguson, Justin [Gaethje], [Max] Holloway, the [Jose] Aldo rematch.
"Frankie Edgar is also up there because he has similarities to Khabib, he runs on the back foot and shoots on the single leg.
"Frankie has been very respectful, he said he wanted to tell his grandkids he fought Conor McGregor one day.
"There are so many bouts for me but it doesn't matter, it's about getting back in and being who I am, not a shell of myself, not half-committed."
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