What might be one of the biggest events for the UFC this year for the fans you ask? Well, it is undoubtedly the return of UFC’s most prominent face, Conor McGregor to the Octagon after three years of voluntary exile. The former dual weight champion will be facing Michael Chandler at 170 lbs to announce his return to the promotion. Regardless, his return is marred by the shadows of his injury that he got 3 years ago.
The last time McGregor went inside the Octagon, he suffered a deadly injury at the hands of Dustin Poirier. McGregor broke his shin completely which forced the MMA star to take a break from fighting altogether. It’s been three years since then and ‘Mystic Mac’ is about to return to his former self but is he ready to brace against one of the best?
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According to McGregor’s training partner Brendan Loughnane, ‘Notorious’ was never in better shape than he is now. Loughnane claimed that he has seen enough to say with confidence that his entire money will be on McGregor in his fight. Even, coach John Kavanagh, who always stays strict with McGregor claimed that there have been no worries about his shin injury in his training.
Interestingly,͏ McGregor͏, i͏n hi͏s la͏test escapade, uploaded a ͏video of himself training with heavy kicks͏ on a punching bag. After the kicks, McGregor checked his shins and appeared pleased. This ͏development has sparked concern within the MMA co͏mmunit͏y, suggesting͏ that it could be a cause for worry for Mic͏hael Chandler.
Conor McGregor’s kick might worry Michael Chandler
Conor McGregor is one of the best karate specialists in the game. His liking to kick his opponents ruthlessly has won him many fights and seems like the classic ‘Mystic Mac’ is back. In his latest video, we can witness McGregor kicking the bag with precision without any hindrance. This has raised some alarming signals for Chandler according to the fans.
Starting off, a fan stated pointed out McGregor’s concern for his shin. This is only natural after the gruesome injury he recovered from, and as he himself says, he is made of ‘titanium’ now!
“He s worried about his shin tho, you can tell”
Furthermore, another fan added that ‘Mystic Mac’ might be looking a little stiff in his approach. Is Mcgregor having some problems?
“Is it me or he’s looking stiff?”
Conor McGregor is a skilled boxer and karate specialist; however, fans had never witnessed him excelling in Muay Thai until now.
“We’ve seen karate McGregor, boxer McGregor, and here comes Muay Thai McGregor??”
Moreover, a fan seemed happy as McGregor got his agility back.
“Looks like his old self: Agile”
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A fan was head over heels for the former dual-weight champion.
“Damn bruh looks good man”
Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney in the match, and the interesting thing is that no one was expecting ‘King Ry’ to clinch the victory. Capitalizing on this sentiment, a fan stated that McGregor would have a Garcia moment in his fight against Chandler.
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“My man gonna do a Ryan Garcia, haha.”
From the reactions of the fans, they are excited about McGregor’s return. It must be noted that ‘Mystic Mac’ has delivered every time he trained with his will but this time things might turn one way or another. Nonetheless, who do you think would emerge victorious in their clash? State your thoughts in the comments below.