“Nurse Your Millions Like Khabib” – MMA Fans Unimpressed With Conor McGregor Amidst Latest Sparring Footage Release

UFC’s biggest superstar Conor McGregor is getting ready to make a strong comeback this year. The Irishman has already started working on the pads, which shows a return is not too far.

Lately, ‘The Notorious’ has been posting videos of him hitting the mitts. In each of his videos, the Irish fighter is showing promising progress.

In a recent video posted by the MacLife YouTube channel, Conor McGregor is throwing hard shots on the pads. Also, McGregor’s movement on the feet looked smoother than in his earlier session.

However, fans have seen ‘The Notorious’ bounce around on his feet and knock out the all-time great Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds. Hence, with McGregor’s past accomplishments in mind, fans criticized McGregor’s new love for hard hits.

Fans concerned over McGregor’s movement and new stance

The fans poured their concern in the comments section of the YouTube video.

“Karate stance + Leg kicks …were important part of his success and these are missing now…”

“The free flowing, read react Conor that fought Jose and Eddie is long longggg gone. Hes just kind of a heavy-footed lumbering boxer now.”

“We need “touch butt in the park” Conor to come back. That fight style he was unstoppable with”

“Conner was far more effective when he fought instinctively(movement). Learning how to box has changed his rhythm as a striker and in my opinion not for the better. PLEASE Conner go back to your read and react style, I want to see you win again!”

“What got him the champ champ was the huge wide stance and coming in and out in angles waiting for someone to come in and hitting with the knock out left hand. Its like something happened to him after training boxing for so long for Mayweather. Never the same after that and its cost him in 3 of his last 4 fights since he returned after it.”

“Poirier knows how slow the movement has become and Usman just sees the holes for takedowns. Love you Mac, but time to hang it up and nurse your millions like Khabib.”

“I don’t know guys he just looks so much slower now. As he once said, “Stuck in the mud”

“Conor is high on being “buff”. What happened to “precision beats power and timing beats speed””

“Doesn’t look near as loose and fluid as his prime”

“I miss light-footed karate Conor.”

“U can see his punches from a mile away”

“As if power was his weakness”

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Who’s next for Conor McGregor and at what weight class?

McGregor’s injury was a very nasty one. Hence, these videos can’t be the benchmark for judging his current form. Since his foot is still not 100 percent, it’s understandable why the Irish fighter is looking slower than his usual prime form.

That said, McGregor is itching to return to achieve the success he once had inside the octagon. But who are his potential opponents?

McGregor is never short of opponents. Fighters from 125 to 205, from Triple C to the middleweight goat Anderson Silva (also competed at light heavyweight), have at some point shown interest in fighting the biggest PPV draw in the history of the company.

However, UFC President Dana White has hinted at a Nate Diaz trilogy. But another matchup that fans have wanted to see for a long time is against Tony Ferguson.

The former interim lightweight champion has called out ‘The Notorious’ on multiple occasions. Earlier, the two had the same management company and getting the bout between the two was relatively tougher than it is now. Also, since both fighters have not shown their best form in the recent year. It would be the perfect time to settle this more than a half-decade-long beef.

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