Conor McGregor grabbed Jose Aldo 's belt in front of 5,000 screaming fans on Tuesday night after the UFC featherweight champion declared himself the King of Dublin . On the last stop of an eight-city , three-continent world tour , the challenger revelled in being back in his home city to promote the Las Vegas showdown on July 11 . And the friction between the warring pair could lead to a staggering 1 million pay per view buys and a gate of $ 7m ( £4.7m ) at the MGM Grand . Conor McGregor grabbed Jose Aldo 's belt in front of 5,000 screaming fans on Tuesday night . McGregor , UFC featherweight champion , declared himself the King of Dublin . All appears calm as Aldo ( left ) and McGregor are paraded on stage in the Irish capital . UFC president Dana White - wearing an Ireland football shirt - steps in as tempers flare onstage . UFC president Dana White , who was wearing an Ireland football shirt , stepped in to prevent the showdown . And after Aldo 's taunt in the Irish capital , McGregor said : 'Him ? You 're looking at the king of Dublin , ' before grabbing the belt . UFC president Dana White , who was wearing an Ireland football shirt , stepped in to prevent the featherweight showdown breaking out 14 weeks early as Aldo shouted obscenities in Portuguese while the crowd erupted . Both fighters answered questions from the rather biased crowd before facing off for one final time before they meet again in the summer . McGregor also revealed his plans for a feature-length film of his life following the success of his television show Notorious . ' I ’ m proud of that show , that wasn ’ t for nothing . I had full creative control of the show , ' he said . ' I want a feature film now , two-and-a-half hours . I want it in cinemas all over the world , finishing my story . 'Long after I ’ m gone , my story will still be told . White smirks as McGregor hurls a tirade in the direction of his bemused Brazilian opponent . The pair continue to exchange views in a frank fashion in front of 5,000 spectators and the world 's media . Aldo has not been beaten for 10 years and has made eight successful defences of his title , but McGregor has no doubt that his reign will soon be over . ' I will hit him , I ’ m not trying to sell nothing , I ’ m trying to kill him . It ’ s not a joke , it ’ s not an act , ' he added . ' I want it , he doesn ’ t . He doesn ’ t want to hold onto that belt , it ’ s a mental sign , I ’ ve learned he does not want me near him . 'He ’ s never seen anyone like me . Now I ’ m here , now he ’ s keeping quiet . 'He ’ s banged up badly after every fight . There ’ s only so much the brain can take when you meet someone like me . He has been through the wars ; I don ’ t have a scratch . '
McGregor played to the 5,000-strong partisan crowd as the pair clashed at a press conference in Dublin . The Irish boxer was booed by some of his own fans when he took part in an interview with RTÉ after the fight. McGregor 's move prompted a burst of blue language from Aldo in Portuguese and the pair almost went to work 14 weeks before their fight . The pair meet in Las Vegas on July 11 at the MGM Grand .