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“Conor Embracing Life More After His Bike Accident” – Fans Notice Major Change in Conor McGregor After Near-Death Experience

Published 01/30/2023, 9:00 AM EST

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Although Conor McGregor has proven to be one of the strongest fighters, even he couldn’t steer away from messy situations. Recently, the former UFC double champion had a near-death experience that shocked the world. The mixed martial artist was riding his bicycle when a sun-blinded car hit him from behind. Without a doubt, such experiences greatly humble a man. And the ‘Mystic Man’ was no exception. He took to social media and posted a picture of himself with his daughter. Although the UFC superstar almost always ends up in a scuffle and has been marked as one of the troublesome fighters, the accident seemingly made the warrior a bit humbler. Undeniably, as the post found its way to Reddit, the fans were quick to notice the change in his behavior.

While many from the UFC world shared their concern for the fighter, many others took a more hilarious turn. Some of the fighters made fun of McGregor on the internet, while others imagined a different outcome of the accident. However, the fact that McGregor seemed humbler did catch the fans’ attention.

Fans talk about Conor McGregor’s changed behavior

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‘The Notorious’ recently found himself in an accident. He revealed that the car driver was blinded by the sun and could not see him and ran through. Thankfully, the former champion didn’t receive any serious damage, except for a scratch on his buttock. He took to Instagram and shared the story. Furthermore, he thanked the Almighty as well as judo and wrestling for saving his life.

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The fighter undeniably got a bit more conscious about life. He recently shared a picture of himself with his daughter on Instagram and thanked God. Given the current situation, the post found its way to Reddit. The caption read, “Conor embracing life more after his bike accident.” Without a doubt, the fans took over the comments section and talked about the fighter’s behavior. Although many fans found the warrior humbled, some believed that it was only a matter of time before McGregor to snap back into his old self.

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  • Hopefully he will be more thankful for all he has. That could have been a really bad accident, he’s lucky he came out with scratches.
  • “Each days a gift.”
  • Mythical fighter unlocked: Near-Death Experience Conor
  • He realised it, embraced change and decided to be a more upstanding citizen…until he took the first line of the night.
  • It’ll change him for a bit but ultimately he’ll revert to type.
  • No no, we’re spamming his bike accident and how he’s a changed man now. Don’t mention the most recent assault allegations, we don’t want him wasting that PR money.
  • It’ll wear off

Sean O’Malley thought of a different outcome for Conor McGregor

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On his show, ‘BrOMalley’, Sean O’Malley talked about McGregor’s accident. Although he was grateful for ‘Notorious’ to have gotten out with just a scratch, he had a thought of a different scenario, as well. ‘Sugar’ imagined the scenario where McGregor didn’t survive the accident.

O’Malley said, “it sounds like I think he’s had a little scratch on his butt but I wonder if that you know that could have been a life-changing moment that could be like holy imagine we wake up and it was Conor McGregor dies got ran over by a car that would be crazy yeah that would be insane.

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Krushna Prasad Pattnaik

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Krushna Pattnaik is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Coming from a pharmaceutical background with a master's degree in the same and multiple scientific publications, his passion for combat sports and writing brought him to EssentiallySports, where both of his passions met in a beautiful collaboration. He is an instrumentalist and has a profound love for books.
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