McGregor posted a new video of him sparring that drew praise from Bridges but fans told him to choice a training partner that will actually hit back
Conor McGregor’s latest training video sparked praise from close friend Ebanie Bridges – but some of his fans didn’t share the same sentiment.
The UFC legend is gearing up for his highly-anticipated comeback fight against Michael Chandler but is still without a date despite being announced over a year ago. McGregor has been posting more training footage of late compared to last year and the likes of his teammate Kiefer Crosbie and UFC star Paulo Costa praised him for looking “sharp” in the clio.
World champion boxer Bridges commented flame and love heart emojis whilst boxing legend Evander Holyfield wrote: “Ok then”. Some fans questioned McGregor’s sparring partner in the clip with one comment reading: “Stop sparring yesmen and get someone that tries to hurt you.”
“He needs more sparring partners that will actually throw punches at him, because these guys ain’t it,” a second comment read. “Why don’t you actually spar an actual UFC fighter? For example, go train with Khamzat, I remember him inviting you to train with him,” another user wrote. “Conor needs to spar guys who actually want him to get better not some yes men,” a final comment read.
McGregor was ineligible to fight for most of last year having dropped out of the USADA drug testing pool after breaking his leg. The Irishman re-entered the testing pool last October but the UFC have since cut ties with USADA to launch a new testing program with Drug Free Sport. McGregor moved closer to his comeback fight by providing two samples to the organization last month.
Assuming that McGregor doesn’t fight until late summer, over three years would have passed since his last fight. McGregor and Chandler were pushing for their fight to take place at UFC 300 in April, but head honcho Dana White insisted the Irishman is unlikely to fight until autumn.
Chandler said of his fight with McGregor: “I want battlegrounds of epic proportions, I want to stand in the cage with that man, I want to break that man’s will, I want to break his jaw. I want to separate him from consciousness, completely flatline him inside the octagon, and then we say farewell to the sport’s biggest star. Then we can go about our merry way.”
