It wouldn’t feel like a Conor McGregor fight without some open hostility on the table. The ‘Notorious’ fighter from SBG Ireland has made as much of a name for himself out of the cage as in it, attacking opponents over social media and – when the situation calls for it – in person with cans and dollies.
It’s a tactic that has largely served him well over the course of his career, baiting the likes of Jose Aldo and Eddie Alvarez into fast paced action fights early, where McGregor’s power and accuracy could really shine. Whether or not it works on Khabib Nurmagomedov remains to be seen.