6 Years From the Floyd Mayweather Fight, Conor McGregor Reveals Roy Jones Jr’s Secret Role in His Performance

The world of combat sports is filled with legendary fighters. One such warrior is Roy Jones Jr. The former professional boxing champion has amassed a great fanbase. Surprisingly, Conor McGregor also turned out to be a fan of the former boxer. 

The former UFC double champion recently shared a couple of pictures on Instagram he got clicked with Jones Jr. at UFC 285. However, he did not back away from praising the legendary boxer in the caption. He praised ‘Captain Hook’ for rising from the middleweight category to the heavyweight division and earning a title in four divisions. However, he revealed more. He let out a secret and revealed how ‘Junior’ played a vital role in his fight against Floyd Mayweather. 

Conor McGregor let out a secret that helped in facing Floyd Mayweather

McGregor has always known how to capture a moment and be the center of attention. At UFC 285, he stole the limelight when he posed beside Jones Jr. for a couple of pictures. ‘Captain Hook’ previously released a picture he took with McGregor. Now it was the Irishman’s turn. 

‘Mystic Mac’ had nothing but praise for the former boxing champion. Furthermore, he went over a fine-tooth comb to make sure the world knew how important Jones Jr. was during his fight against Mayweather.

‘The Notorious’ wrote, “A real honor to meet and know @royjonesjrofficial personally! If multiple division champion makes you a bad man and the heavy weight division makes you the baddest, this guy went from light middle all the way to heavy weight winning world titles. Along with an absolutely insane highlight reel that I still play to this day. I pulled that back hand uppercut I hit Floyd with out of the Roy Jones playbook.”

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“One of the greatest of all time for me is Roy Jones Junior, 100%! Modern era greatest! And Still competing as well, a true lover of combat! Great person! Top man Roy! They’ll never forget if it has anything to do with me!”

‘The Notorious’ watches Roy Jones Jr’s highlights

Previously in 2021, at the UFC 257 press conference, McGregor revealed that he watches the highlights of the fights by Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and ‘Captain Hook’. He said that although the money and belts come and go, it’s the highlights that remain for eternity.

Moreover, he declared that he wanted his highlights to be like a movie. Undoubtedly, this helped the Dubliner land a few prominent fists in his fight with Mayweather. 

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