Bloody Elbow · Mar 10, 2021
Coach: Conor McGregor aiming for Poirier trilogy, will actually train for MMA this time
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor celebrates with John Kavanagh at UFC 202.Former UFC dual champion Conor McGregor arrived in Abu Dhabi ready to make a statement against former interim champ Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, but ended up on the wrong end of a highlight reel sequence for the ages instead.
There’s no shame in that - all greats have setbacks and adversity to overcome. Yet the strangest part of this was the revelation following the fight that McGregor and company did not appear to prepare for calf/leg kicks in the lead up to the fight. The result was Conor walking around with a cane post-fight and suffering the effects well after the event.