Conor McGregor is a UFC lightweight champion. The man from Dublin has amassed immense popularity among fans. “The Notorious” with his offstage antics, has attracted a significant amount of neutral audience to the sport of UFC.
Fans can’t wait to see the man return to the Octagon and show off more of his signature moves.
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Conor McGregor claims he’s not the best
Conor McGregor hails from Dublin, Ireland. The former lightweight and Featherweight champion started his career as a professional MMA fighter on March 9, 2008, defeating Gary Morris, with a second-round TKO in the lightweight division.
He has since gone on to become one of the greatest fighters to step into the Octagon.
The UFC fighter has been on a break from the Octagon, since suffering a gruesome leg injury at UFC 264, on July 11, 2021. The Main Event on the night saw the much anticipated third clash between lightweights, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and, “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier. Since then, the UFC star has been active on all his social media giving updates on his recovery and sharing fun moments with his family.
Recently, he shared a video of him having a sparring match on his way to recovery. In the video, he stated, “Round 3. Fresh Mi Wadi’s. Recovery rate insane. It’s not that I’m the best. It’s that I’m at it the longest and the mostest as well as I’m the best.”
Fans React to the superstar’s latest update
Many fans went wild upon seeing the double-division champion, getting back to some action via his training videos.
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User, thatspacebrat, commented, “Can’t wait to see u in the oct.”
Another user, michael_vincent_porter, said, “That left still looking sharp.”
An Instagram user, ernesto_guzman007, was eager to know about his upcoming fight. He wrote, “When’s the fight announcement 🤔.”
Yet another user, brianmooremma, emphasized on the learning aspect by saying, “A lot to study here 📝🤓.”
User, haidenkarnick, expressed, “Every post everyone hating on him but mans recovered, hit the gym, and now he’s sparring and throwing kicks 😂 anyone excited for his return or is it just me.”
Fans also pointed to McGregor’s stance, technique, and how he’s developed over the years.
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A user by the name, spennyk93, iterated, “Boxing stance is not it, karate stance was McGregor in his prime. Legs will easily get chopped like this.”
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While the user, jacobcourtidis, took a dig by pointing out the grammatical errors by saying, “Grammar has left the chat.”
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User, ricco_ma_povero, thought the other guy wasn’t good enough. “Do u also have sparring partners that don’t actually s**k?” he questioned.
While several more similar thoughts were shared by the Conor and MMA fans. What do you make of McGregor’s comments? Do you agree with him?