?Say What You Want??: Despite Being on a Losing Streak at TUF, Conor McGregor Receives Words of Praise From BJJ GOAT Gordon Ryan

Conor McGregor has become one of the few fighters to be known worldwide. Many claim the Irishman single-handedly took the world of mixed martial arts to the highest level possible. His fanbase, in fact, includes people of all ages. Many young ones have also taken up martial arts with him as a role model.?

During the filming of TUF 31, ?Mystic Mac? met with a young fan who made action figures. McGregor was indeed stupefied with his action figures. In a clip from TUF 31, McGregor bought action figures of himself from the young fan and paid him a sum of $1200. As the BJJ legend, Gordon Ryan stumbled upon the clip, he couldn?t save himself from praising ?The Notorious? for uplifting the sport. Even though the TUF coach was on a losing streak, the praise seems to keep coming.

Gordon Ryan sends words of praise for Conor McGregor

In a recent clip shared on social media, the former UFC double champion met a young fan who was prompt at making action figures. The fan took parts from different wrestlers and put them together to build a figure for McGregor.?

Without a doubt, the Irish fighter was greatly impressed with the action figures. He further revealed that his son loved the figures, as they could be twisted and turned to appear in different positions. The impressed fighter bought a couple of action figures from the fan and paid him a whopping amount of $1200 dollars.

As Ryan stumbled upon the video clip, he took to Instagram and shared his thoughts on his Instagram story. He claimed that McGregor was the one who brought about a change in the sport. Moreover, he was still raising the spirits of the fans. He wrote, ?Say what you want, this dude changed the sport and is giving back left and right.?

While Ryan’s words bring some positivity to McGregor, the fighter is also in a tight spot because of his team in TUF 31.

McGregor is on a losing spree in TUF 31

In the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter, ?The Notorious? has been coaching against Michael Chandler. However, the Irishman?s team has been facing consecutive losses at the hands of Team Chandler.

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After Nate Jennerman and Mando Gutierrez, Aaron McKenzie?s loss denoted the third consecutive loss for Team McGregor in TUF 31. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to see if Team McGregor can recover from these losses.

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