Ryan Garcia shook the combat sports world when he defeated Devin Haney via majority decision. Garcia’s pre-fight antics and weight miss resulted in becoming a huge underdog against Haney. Interestingly, Conor McGregor‘s recent pre-fight antics have found similarities with that of Garcia.
After he defeated Haney, Garcia admitted his behavior before the fight was an act. Moreover, he had allegedly bet huge amounts of money on himself before the fight. McGregor was recently partying hard with his fiancee Dee Devlin at a bar, which Gilbert Burns stated was a page out of Ryan Garcia’s handbook.
I don’t think he’s drinking. He’s playing the Ryan Garcia character. One Hundred percent.
Gilbert Burns via Show Me The Money podcast
However, Burns stated that McGregor was too late as fans of the fight experienced it with Ryan Garcia. Renato Moicano, co-host of the podcast, also agreed with the ex-welterweight title challenger. McGregor had trolled Burns in the recent past, joking he was a fat lesbian.
Michael Chandler, McGregor’s opponent, is a teammate of Burns who stated Chandler has worked very hard for the fight. However, McGregor is a slight betting favorite over Chandler. Even rival Dustin Poirier picked McGregor to win. In a turn of events, McGregor has picked Islam Makhachev to beat Poirier at UFC 302.
Conor McGregor shows off outstanding strength and conditioning workout
UFC 264 was the last time the fight fans saw Conor McGregor inside the octagon. He had broken his leg in the fight against Dustin Poirier and was hurling abuse at his opponent. However, he had a fast recovery, allegedly due to steroid use, and even debuted in a Hollywood movie, Road House.
Conor McGregor (Image via: IMAGO)Fight fans will see McGregor in action in the main event of UFC 303 against Michael Chandler. The American has trained hard for the fight, but McGregor recently revealed his strength and conditioning workouts, promoting his workout app, McGregor Fast. In a recent post, McGregor engaged in powerlifting workouts and other workouts.
On the other hand, Chandler has been posting extreme workouts on his social media for a long time. Compared to Chandler’s workouts, McGregor’s seem effortless. However, one thing evident from McGregor’s workouts was that he is still the agile and flexible fighter he was.
Chandler and McGregor are among the most explosive fighters at lightweight. However, they have shown that they tire when the fight goes long. As such, fight fans have predicted a quick finish in the main event of UFC 303. Since McGregor is the better counter-striker and Chandler is reckless, fight fans and betting odds favor the Irishman to win.
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