Conor McGregor duked it out against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264 back in July last year. With expectations off the roof, fans simply could not tell who was going to be the winner of the fight. Conor would go on to fracture his ankle at the end of the first round. Due to this, Dustin Poirier won via TKO and McGregor was not happy with the result at all. Conor McGregor also previously admitted to cheating in the fight.
Conor McGregor is known to go after people whenever he feels like it and it seems The Notorious did that once again in a series of tweets, as he took aim at Daniel Cormier and deleted the tweets afterwards. Conor McGregor recently took a shot at Daniel Cormier’s weight and then work ethic and accused Cormier of commentating on his UFC 264 fight with Daniel Cormier while being inebriated.
Following reports that he may be ready to return early next year, McGregor has been stepped up his training.
During a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel, former middleweight and light heavyweight UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen assessed the latest footage from McGregor’s return to intense training.
“Footage has come out of Conor wrestling. If you haven’t seen this and you’re an aspiring fighter, you must go watch this. You must watch this, and you must study this,” Sonnen said. “If you don’t know Conor McGregor, you don’t know he’s from Ireland — a country that doesn’t even have wrestling — and I show you this footage and tell you, ‘This guy was my teammate at the University of Oregon,’ you are going to believe me.
“Pure wrestling. He’s in a stance, he’s on his feet, he’s bent over, his knees are bent, he’s not bent at the waist, his hands are up, his elbows are in, he’s got head position — he looked like a seasoned wrestler,” Sonnen added. “I really hope you guys watch this video.”
But more than just the skills on display, Sonnen believes that the mindset on show has provided a big indicator about McGregor’s future plans in combat sports.
“My number-one takeaway, guys, Conor’s not playing,” Sonnen said. “Conor grabbing a guy, pushing and pulling back and forth, you don’t play wrestling… It’s very difficult. It’s very hard stuff.
“The fact that Conor McGregor is out there, on a weekend, pushing and pulling, holding stance and wrestling; guys, he’s coming back. This is the surest thing to a guarantee we’ve had… Conor McGregor is coming back,” Sonnen concluded.
