No matter what the future may hold, Teddy Atlas believes Conor McGregor is one of the most significant figures in combat sports history.
The boxing trainer and MMA analyst recently weighed in on McGregor’s legacy in an interview with Slingo .
“There's a guy that was a pioneer in making people money, a lot like Muhammad Ali,” Atlas said. “When Ali, with boxing, started making more money, he broke that barrier. In the UFC, people started making more money when Conor McGregor came along and he broke that barrier, and people are benefitting.