“I Could Have Just Smashed Him” – Game of Thrones Star, Who Managed to Get His Hands on Conor McGregor, Gave Him a Violent Warning Once

Outside athletes calling out legitimate MMA fighters is not a new thing. Specifically, if the name is Conor McGregor. Every now and then we see someone calling out ‘The Notorious’ on social media.

Thor Bjornsson, famously known as ‘the Mountain’ from Game of Thrones, sat with ‘Off the Ball’ for an interview. They were talking about a light sparring session that took place between The Irish and the Icelandic. The footage showed an obvious difference between the size of the two. McGregor was showcasing his speed while the strongman was trying to impose his power on him.

The Mountain Breaks-Down the Sparring Footage

The video clip was being played, and meanwhile, the interviewer mockingly said, “he’s a little bit smaller than you.” Bjornsson replied, “At this moment, I knew I could take him down. But I didn’t wanna break him.”

Intrigued by the response, the interviewer asked, “Could you break him?”

“I could. Yeah, he felt very light and there as well (referring to the footage) I had a few times but I just…I just didn’t wanna break him.” He complimented him on being fast. He said, “he’s quick, and he was very slippery as well, so it was hard to get a grip on him, but there were at least two moments I think I could have just smashed him.”

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The interviewer enquired whether McGregor’s jab was hurting him. To which he responded, “not too bad, you know. There’s a huge size difference always between me and him. But I’m not used to getting punched obviously, I’m no fighter, so my technique is just like… I’m wearing jeans and some shoes. I just took my shirt off, and we were just joking”

The Mountain wasn’t taking McGregor seriously

The multiple-time strongman said that McGregor was just enjoying himself finding such a big wood to punch in front of him (referring to himself). He further clarified that he wasn’t ready for that sparring session, and jokingly said that he wasn’t gonna run after McGregor, who just moving around the mats.

The interviewers also believed that McGregor was taking the training seriously. They said, “it seemed like he was taking that pretty seriously. Like afterward when you extend the hand, he’s like it’s over now whereas before that there’s was still game face on for Conor McGregor”

Bjornsson replied to this and said, “ I mean bring me shorts and put us in a cage and you know I’ll fight you again.”
With piquing interest, the interviewer asked the Icelandic, that how long will it take for him to win? To which he said, “If I could grapple him. 10 seconds.” He also claimed that it would take five Conor McGregor’s to beat him.

Joe Rogan on Conor McGregor vs The Mountain

Joe Rogan reacted to the sparring video on his podcast and was clearly giving the advantage to Conor McGregor. According to Rogan, The Notorious was better off than the strongman.

At the time of this event of sparring, McGregor was already a two-division UFC champion and had fought Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. While Thor had multiple titles in Strongman competitions around the globe.

Who do you think would have won in this fantasy match-up?