“Taylor’s Fight Is Like…”: After Conor McGregor’s “Support” Katie Taylor Receives Bittersweet Comments

Published 05/16/2023, 7:16 AM EDT

Conor McGregor has always had a huge fan following. Since his rise to superstardom, the Irishman has enjoyed the support of the masses like no one before. Interestingly, there are times when McGregor himself is a bit of a fanboy. Th 34-year-old has always had great respect for fellow Irish fighter Katie Taylor. The 36-year-old is a two-weight world champion and the current undisputed lightweight champion, holding the WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, and The Ring Magazine titles.

McGregor almost always switches to his fanboy side when talking about Taylor. The former UFC double champion recently made a huge announcement that he would be playing a part in promoting Taylor’s next fight.

In an announcement via his social media, he said he was in possession of tickets to the fight that he was willing to part ways with, for the fans. While McGregor is promoting Taylor’s fight via his Forged Irish Stout, Taylor is getting some bittersweet comments from the MMA sphere.

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Ariel Helwani and Co. discuss Katie Taylor

In a recent episode of ‘The MMA Hour,’ Ariel Helwani and his guests discussed Katie Taylor and her upcoming fight against Chantelle Cameron in Dublin. Helwani was gushing over Taylor for finding herself a tougher challenge when she could not face Amanda Serrano as planned.

He said, “Here’s the thing about Taylor’s fight. Taylor’s fight is like, culturally, historically significant, right? For that country, for her, for women’s boxing… What isn’t being talked about enough is… she could have fought a broomstick, that place would have solid out.”

He further discussed how her opponent was tougher, younger, and bigger.

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However, one of his guests had a disagreement with Helwani. He said, “I don’t buy it. Don’t buy tougher…” But he did not question Taylor’s fighting spirit- “There’s one thing you can never say about Katie Taylor – she did not duck the smoke. She is a legit fighting champion. She wants to fight real opponents. No doubt in my mind.”

What are your expectations for Taylor vs. Cameron? Who do you think wins the fight? And what do you think of Conor McGregor stepping in to help set up the fight?

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Yeswanth Praveen is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports, having written over 500 articles on the sport. With a Master’s degree in English Literature, Yeswanth expertly combines his writing and storytelling skills with his passion for MMA. He was initially drawn to the sport after the intense rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov captured his attention.

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Rohini Kottu

“Taylor’s Fight Is Like…”: After Conor McGregor’s “Support” Katie Taylor Receives Bittersweet Comments

Ariel Helwani and Co. discuss Katie Taylor

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