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Gallen: McGregor's antics wouldn't fly in Australia

Speaking exclusively to Sporting News cageside at Madison Square Garden ahead of a historic night of fights, Gallen said the tall poppy syndrome that pervades Australian sport would quickly put any McGregor-like character back in his place.

Case in point: Jarryd Hayne.

“Being at the top of the NRL, it’s sometimes a little bit disappointing because I saw the way Jarryd Hayne spoke when he came back and it was all very much about himself – I didn’t mind it,” said Gallen.

“I thought it was confidence, but other people take it the wrong way.