Conor McGregor is now a long time away from his glory days at the top of the UFC, with a favorite of the fan who reveals the moment things went wrong.
At the height of his powers, 'The Notorious' was a really great hunter, blessed with a thunderous left hand and a remarkable range of stairs.
And it was not only his skills in the cage that caught the attention of fans all over the world, but his ability on the microphone, with McGregor delivering some of the greatest promos of all time.
However, that was all in the past, with the faded legend now a shadow of the man who conquered two weight distributions.
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Josh Thomson says that Conor McGregor has changed after he agreed to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
On October 6, 2018, Conor McGregor Teen went to toe with Khabib Nurmagomedov on UFC 229 in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, in one of the greatest fights in the MMA history.
During the structure, the Dubliner made various personal comments, so that the combat sports community remained stunned. And in the years since, apart from a victory over Donald Cerrone, the Irishman has not looked at his best near his best, with Josh Thomson concluding that the entire rival with the Russian has changed the icon forever.
During the weighing, the former Strikeforce champion explained: 'He took a shift. He is the heel, and he has always been a bit the heel, but people also admired him and looked up at him earlier.
“The Khabib fight really brought him a negative from him. I felt he was afraid of Khabib. He knew there was a legitimate threat and that he couldn't do anything about it.
“There was nothing that he thought for sure:” If I can catch him, I can certainly eliminate him, “but I think he knew it would be very difficult in a five -round fight.
“The things that came out of his mouth and the things he spoke about and said about the land of Khabib, his father, his village and his wife – unforgivable.”
The SBG Dublin Fighter has no longer competing since he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021.
A fight with Michael Chandler was arranged and then canceled, and McGregor claims that the UFC did not want him to accept Logan Paul.
Fans now ask themselves if we will ever see the 37-year-old in the cage.
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With UFC 229 that generates most purchases in the history of the promotion, it is not a big surprise that Dana White wanted to make it again.
His dream of a second confrontation, however, never flourished.
Now Chael Sonnen has opened about the error, so Khabib vs McGregor 2 would never take place.
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