When Conor McGregor became the UFC featherweight champion, he took the entire world by storm. Meanwhile, the sport has been dominated by fighters with elite ground games. ‘The Notorious’ was an anomaly. Moreover, he had also beaten the likes of Chad Mendes, who was a wrestler, in order to prove his worth to the world. 

However, as he moved up in the weight division, his lack of skills on the ground caught up to him. Although he was successful at winning the gold at lightweight, the majority of his losses that came after winning his first belt were due to his inefficiency on the ground.

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However, recently McGregor has shown his fans that he’s working on his weak area. He is also focusing on getting better at his clinch work as well.

Conor McGregor is working on his dirty boxing and ground game

McGregor, since he has taken a hiatus from the sport, constantly uploads pictures and footage from his training. Furthermore, fans also see him working on his ground game. He posted a video of him rolling on mats with his coach.

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However, what made the most noise was McGregor’s video of dirty boxing a bag against the wall. ‘The Notorious’ was working on his clinch work while showing aggressive striking. 

Fans react to his clinch work

Fans were quick to take a notice of McGregor’s new training method. Moreover, they were quick to jump into the comment section to share their thoughts.

• “Man, imagine being a kid watching your dad do this in the corner of the garage 😂 I’d definitely be taking out the trash on time, every time.”

• “Man Conor looks like he’s pushing himself to the limits and I luv it, he leveled up hugely, so happy for him.”

• “Say what you want but he is an absolute legend.”

• “Conor has become a lone wolf 🐺 it’s good for him 👍”

• “Bruce Lee quote ‘Bags… don’t pressure tactic back.’”

• “2016 Conor would tell 2022 Conor that he’s stuck in the mud. I see stiffness.”

• “Everyone is a champion on the pads.”

• “”You’re stiff as a board, I’d snap you in half” he said to Donald Cerrone. It looks to me that Conor is getting stiffer and stiffer😢”

• “His next opponent is that bag and Dana will make it happen!!”

Only upon his return will fans be able to gage whether the Irish fighter can still fight the same. What do you think of McGregor’s new training techniques? Let us know. 

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