Bloody Elbow · Feb 26, 2022
Conor McGregor to showcase ‘a different style’ of fighting in UFC return
Conor McGregor warms up backstage at T-Mobile Arena ahead of his lightweight fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.Conor McGregor plans to return to the UFC with a few new tricks up his sleeve, ‘The Notorious’ revealed in a recent interview with Severe MMA.
McGregor is known primarily as a boxer, but the former UFC two-division champion has plenty of kicks in his arsenal and hinted at developing a new, hybridized style of fighting ahead of his 2022 comeback.
“Once I get back sparring, I’ll know weight, I’ll know feel, I’ll know my own style,” McGregor said backstage at Bellator 275 in Dublin, Ireland on Friday. “I’m gonna develop a different style, I imagine”.