McGregor, however, couldn’t care less about Mendes.
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With the likes of former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Hollywood Star and ex-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in attendance, McGregor fought bravely to stun a tough-looking Mendes in the second of the five-round final of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
“It’s unbelievable to see you guys show so much support for your athletes”. “I’m going to put him on his back and punch a hole in his face”. “I have been hearing all the time that I’ve been protected to this point and gifted a title shot”, McGregor said. “He won the fight”, Mendes said.
Conor McGregor backed up all the talk, but just barely. UFC President Dana White suggested it could also fall as the company’s highest-ever-selling pay-per-view, which would be astounding considering an opponent switch from featherweight champion Jose Aldo to Mendes occurred less than two weeks ago. “I was hitting him with everything I had, and he just kept talking”.
He’s now the Interim Champion in UFC’s Featherweight division and awaits the inevitable unification date with Jose Aldo. “I took a risk, I went for the submission”.
We have full results from this event on the main news board. He should have made that walk.
Throughout the two-round affair, McGregor constantly went to the body with kicks and punches.
The 28-year-old Aldo, who hasn’t lost in 10 years, will return.
Chad Mendes knows that playing it safe might have been in his best interest, but he doesn’t have any regrets about going for broke against Conor McGregor at UFC 189. “We have MGM reserved on January 2”. McGregor, who is still belittling the Brazilian champ, seemed to suggest he’d gladly take the fight. “Now what would it have done with Jose vs. Conor?” Aldo, 28, is also undefeated in the UFC and unbeaten since November 2005.
During his meteoric rise in the UFC, McGregor has sold his self-confidence with enough flair to turn most anybody into a believer in his invincibility, even in the face of 9 1/2 minutes of contrary evidence. In the second, McGregor lay on his back in closed guard, taking big punches and elbows from the three-time title challenger.
“He was training for Aldo the entire time, and that’s c completely different match-up for him”, Mendes said. The reach disadvantage didn’t come into play too much for Chad, as he landed some decent punches.
He was more amped than normal, likely because he was so frequently baited by McGregor. The Irish hordes who had decamped to the Las Vegas Strip went wild but the object of their wild affection took a moment of reflection. I have been constantly working, constantly handling my media obligations, as well as keeping on top of my weight, my skill level and niggling injuries. It was never about any of that. McGregor tagged Mendes with a straight left. When the two featherweights were standing, McGregor was able to land with consistent volume.
No one has accomplished that.
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“Every single morning when I wake up”. “He has heavy shots and he’s put people away, but I didn’t feel nothing”. I still showed up here and performed.
