Conor McGregor is arguably the biggest name in the sport of mixed martial arts. Over the years, ‘The Notorious’ has achieved many accolades in his career. While his fans and followers remember him for many memorable moments throughout the years, a certain section of fans remembered the former UFC dual champion after seeing two cats indulge in a battle.
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In a post uploaded by BloodyElbow, fans can see two cats having a fight. One cat used an RNC on the other. The page captioned this video, “This cat is using an RNC to submit another cat. ” Following its upload, the post drew a lot of reactions from MMA fans; a common name mentioned was Conor McGregor.
One fan pointed out the epic UFC 229 fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov by adding a little twist to their names.
Khabib Nurmeowmadov vs Conor MeowGregor
— Farid Sabri (@faridsabry1) July 13, 2022
Another fan raised a question on the ability of Conor McGregor’s submission defense by comparing it with a cat.
The cat defended the choke better than Connor
— Antonio (@ntoniio9) July 12, 2022
A user suggested that the cat locking in the RNC was prepared to fight the UFC megastar.
The Grey cat is set to fight Connor coming up
— Boogie (@LonelyPizza3) July 12, 2022
One user brought up the name of the veteran referee, Herb Dean, who has been receiving a lot of flak for some of his calls in the octagon.
Obviously herb is reffing. Cat is out and herb hasn’t called it yet.
— Mr. L7Weenie (@MrL7Weenie) July 13, 2022
One MMA fan suggested the cat was a reincarnation of Charles Oliveira. ‘Do Bronx’ has submitted Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje using the rear-naked choke in his last two fights.
@Ahsan_1098 is Charlie olives reincarnated
— Awais Iqbal (@awaisisaboss) July 13, 2022
Fans comparing the choke to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s submission win over ‘The Notorious’ is no surprise, as it resembled the UFC 229 fight.
A glimpse into Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov was arguably the biggest fight in UFC history and it had unmatched hype surrounding it. ‘The Eagle’ put on a performance that will be remembered.
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Nurmagomedov, who was defending his lightweight crown, shot in for a takedown early in the fight and kept McGregor pinned to the fence.
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The highlight of the bout came when Nurmagomedov knocked down ‘Mystic Mac’ in round 2. From there, ‘The Eagle’ landed an onslaught on McGregor. While Nurmagomedov gained success for a large part of the fight, McGregor won round 3. However, that wasn’t enough as ‘The Eagle’ locked in a neck crank to retain his lightweight throne.
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Nurmagomedov’s victory that night ended the debate of who was the best 155-pound fighter on the planet.
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