“He is a Bad A**”- Chuck Liddell Reveals What he likes the most about Conor McGregor
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UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell participated in a Q & A session on MMA History Today. One of the questions put forth to ‘The Ice Man’ was regarding Conor McGregor. It read, “what does it mean to you to see a fighter you inspired have the kind of impact that McGregor has had on the sport?”
Conor McGregor is one of the fighters that you inspired.
What does it mean to you to see a fighter you inspired have the kind of impact that McGregor has had on the sport?@ChuckLiddell #AskChuck pic.twitter.com/cvaHHgiyhg
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) April 8, 2020
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The tweet features a ‘then’ and ‘now’ image of the two from McGregor’s Instagram account. The ‘then’ image shows Conor McGregor around the time he won his first professional fights in Ireland. Here, he is posing with Liddell and has an expression of absolute delight on his face. The ‘now’ picture shows McGregor at a weigh-in in 2020 with Liddell part of the crowd.
Chuck Liddell considers it an honor to have inspired Conor McGregor
It’s an honor for me to inspire a star like Conor. He is a bad ass👊🏻One thing I most like about Conor is he “walks the walk”The fact that he even gave me credit for inspiring him really makes things come full circle for me in this sport. living the dream! https://t.co/FokNV2gsw3
— Chuck Liddell (@ChuckLiddell) April 8, 2020
Liddell’s response read, “It’s an honor for me to inspire a star like Conor. He is a bad ass. One thing I most like about Conor is he “walks the walk.” The fact that he even gave me credit for inspiring him really makes things come full circle for me in this sport. living the dream!”
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The ‘Notorious’ has a similar fighting style to Liddell’s. It relies heavily on stand up striking. However, he struggles in the latter rounds of fights as was seen in his Championship fight defeat at the hands of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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McGregor has become one of the company’s biggest stars in the last dozen years. He was the first fighter to simultaneously hold titles in 2 weight divisions. The ‘Notorious’ even had a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather in 2017 and earned a massive payday.
After a few years of sporadic activity, he returned to the Octagon for the first time since being submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov. He won his fight with an impressive knockout over Donald Cerrone. After the fight, the ‘Notorious’ posted an image on Instagram. Here he credited ‘The Ice Man’ for inspiring him to chase his fighting dreams.
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The Irishman was ignored for UFC 249 but has said that he is available to fight. Could we see the ‘Notorious’ in a fight in the next 2 months as part of Dana White’s initiative to hold weekly fights?
Read: I’m in Shape to Fight Right Now”: Conor McGregor Sends a Message to UFC
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