Conor McGregor has been away from competition and is healing the broken leg, an injury that he sustained in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July last year. The ‘Notorious’ appears to be in the final stages of his recovery and plenty of the Irishman’s recent sparring footage has surfaced social media.
Conor McGregor knocks out a sparring partner
McGregor has famously been in charge of his own training programs and fight camps over the last few years. Training partners have been recruited independently for him to spar with, as opposed to a team gym structure such as American Top Team, where the likes of Poirier and Jorge Masvidal train.
An impressive video clip of the Irishman rocking one of his sparring partners with a left hand has now surfaced online, creating speculation as to when McGregor will return to the octagon.
“Conor McGregor drops sparring partner with HUGE left hand.”
Check out the video below:
Recently, in an edition of Beyond the Fight, Chael Sonnen addressed one of McGregor’s training video. The UFC legend lauded ‘The Notorious’ for his anti-wrestling prowess. He suggested that McGregor, a striking force, is brilliant at refusing to play by traditional wrestling norms in his fights.
Moreover, ‘The Bad Guy’ insinuated that McGregor isn’t training to just look good on social media, but is seriously rebuilding himself for a comeback. Sonnen stated:
“You don’t play wrestling. It’s very difficult. It’s very hard stuff. And the fact that Conor McGregor is out there on a weekend — pushing and pulling, holding the stance and he’s wrestling — guys, he’s coming back.”
Sonnen continued:
“This is the surest thing to a guarantee we’ve had — Not his tweets, not his memes, not him hitting pads. The fact that Conor McGregor, who is down a good 15 pounds, is pushing, pulling, and wrestling — something you don’t play, something you don’t do to burn calories. Conor McGregor is coming back.”
