Former lightweight champion, Conor McGregor, is gearing up for his UFC 229 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, where he’ll face the division’s most punishing ground fighter in the form of undefeated Sambo sensation Khabib Nurmagomedov.
And despite the tomfoolery that accompanies all things McGregor, one thing you can never take away from “Notorious” is his desire to win. With that in mind, the power-punching Irishman has shut down the media — and just about everyone else — as he trains for what could be the most challenging fight of his career.
And UFC isn’t happy about it.
Transcription courtesy of FrankieNYC.
While McGregor is never really out of the gym for an extended period of time, there is a marked difference between “training” and preparing for an actual mixed martial arts (MMA) fight, which includes but is not limited to gameplanning, weight cutting, and long hours inside the gym.
McGregor also has to take into account that he’s not stepped foot inside the cage for over two years and will be faced with an opponent who could probably do 10 rounds without breaking a sweat, whereas McGregor has been known to struggle with his cardio.
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