UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. John Locher
John Locher
CONOR McGREGOR’S BID to make UFC history is now less than a fortnight away so FOX Sports have released a couple of videos from the Dubliner’s last outing to whet the appetite.
Focusing on McGregor’s spectacular KO victory against Jose Aldo at UFC 194 in December, much of the footage is aggregated from that event’s ‘Embedded’ series.
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Nevertheless, it provides a fascinating insight into the preparations of the biggest star in mixed martial arts, as he goes through the final stages of the build-up for a 13-second fight that saw him crowned the UFC featherweight champion.
On Saturday week — March 5 — McGregor returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to face UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. If he’s victorious, McGregor will become the first fighter ever to hold two UFC belts at the same time.
“Most certainly I am looking to replicate what I have achieved in my previous promotion [Cage Warriors] — a two-weight world champion, held consecutively,” McGregor says. “I said I would do it and I will do it.”
A behind-the-scenes view of Conor McGregor's pre-fight preparations
CONOR McGREGOR’S BID to make UFC history is now less than a fortnight away so FOX Sports have released a couple of videos from the Dubliner’s last outing to whet the appetite.
Focusing on McGregor’s spectacular KO victory against Jose Aldo at UFC 194 in December, much of the footage is aggregated from that event’s ‘Embedded’ series.
Nevertheless, it provides a fascinating insight into the preparations of the biggest star in mixed martial arts, as he goes through the final stages of the build-up for a 13-second fight that saw him crowned the UFC featherweight champion.
On Saturday week — March 5 — McGregor returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to face UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. If he’s victorious, McGregor will become the first fighter ever to hold two UFC belts at the same time.
“Most certainly I am looking to replicate what I have achieved in my previous promotion [Cage Warriors] — a two-weight world champion, held consecutively,” McGregor says. “I said I would do it and I will do it.”
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