Conor McGregor has captivated the MMA world with his quick wit and charm, so much so that the Irishman has a bevy of sponsors lining up to fill his pockets. McGregor's magnetising lure has attracted the likes of Reebok, Bud Light and Monster Energy, but with such stardom and notoriety also comes hostility and animosity. The Dubliner's media-savvy approach to mixed martial arts may please sponsors and promoters, but his UFC opponents often find themselves antagonised and frustrated with his outlandish antics.

Joe Rogan believes McGregor's menacing behaviour disturbs the mindset of his opponents - here's what the commentator had to say on McGregor/Aldo:

"It's going to be a very interesting fight, we've never seen McGregor in with anybody as remotely talented as Jose Aldo - it doesn't mean he can't win. Everyone that McGregor's been in with, he's steamrolled - he's f*****g good. He's really good, really confident, and he really f***s with people's heads. He's so confident and so good at talking, there's so much charisma about him that I think it's intimidating to his opponent," Rogan said on podcast show #641.

The podcast host continued by explaining the power of belief and analysed McGregor's unerring confidence:

"Belief is an incredibly powerful thing. If you really, truly believe that you are the best, and you say it, your opponents have to wonder, because everybody questions themselves - especially in the world of fighting. When you get in their with a guy like Conor McGregor - 'we're not here to take part, we're here to take over!' - all that crazy s**t, you're just like f**k, this guy's overwhelming."

The UFC analyst shifted the conversation towards the SBG product's avoidance of powerhouse wrestlers in the Octagon, explaining how McGregor has yet to be tested against a relentless wrestler:

"The one style that he has not faced, which is the most difficult style...he's never faced a wrestler. He's never faced a guy who can get in there and get him to the ground, and out work him, and just sap his energy. He's never faced a guy like that before. All the fighter's he's faced have chosen to stand up with him."

Joe Rogan continued by examining how Aldo's skillset stacks up against McGregor:

"Aldo is a world-class Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter. People who are not aware of his ground skills - Aldo beat a guy named Cobrinha in an actual jiu-jitsu competition, which is very high level. Cobrinha's world championship calibre....So Aldo's gonna present him with some things inside the Octagon that he's never been faced with before".

"However, Aldo has been fighting professionally for a very long time and erm, like a race car that doesn't ever get its tyres changed or doesn't ever get a suspension redone...as a human being, your body can literally only take so many miles. There's only so many times you can go to war, only so many sparring sessions you can take part in - there's just a certain amount your body can take and we don't know when that number is, when you reach that number though, that's it."

Jose Aldo's usual stoicism was disrupted at the UFC world tour in Dublin, when the hometown hero snatched the Brazilian's belt from under his nose. An agitated Aldo sprung from his seat - to the delight of McGregor - who taunted the champ alongside the roaring Irish crowd.

Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor are set to collide at UFC 189 on July 11 for the featherweight championship.