Israel Adesanya suggests Conor McGregor had injury before UFC 329
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Israel
Adesanya believes Conor
McGregor might’ve entered his last bout in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship injured.
McGregor's comeback ended after just 69 seconds when he appeared to suffer a knee injury early in the opening round, resulting in a loss to Max Holloway in their rematch at UFC 329. There’s growing discourse surrounding whether the Irishman was carrying an injury into the bout, as he did in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier, which also ended in anticlimactic fashion.
The former UFC middleweight champion pointed to footage from the pre-fight inspection, saying McGregor appeared reluctant to put weight on his right leg before stepping into the Octagon.
Speaking on his "Precision with Mighty & Izzy" podcast alongside former UFC star Demetrious Johnson, Adesanya emphasized that McGregor was clearly dealing with some leg-related issue.
"I have eyes," Adesanya said. "When they did the replay and he took the Crocs off, he didn't put weight on that right leg. He didn't. I know he was throwing it (practicing kicks) in the locker room... I have eyes. When Conor took off the Crocs, as much as he said afterwards, 'I wasn't hurt before the fight,' I saw he didn't put weight on the right leg. And that tells me something."
McGregor has consistently denied entering the fight with a pre-existing injury, as has his coach John Kavanagh and UFC CEO Dana White.
McGregor's comeback ended after just 69 seconds when he appeared to suffer a knee injury early in the opening round, resulting in a loss to Max Holloway in their rematch at UFC 329. There’s growing discourse surrounding whether the Irishman was carrying an injury into the bout, as he did in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier, which also ended in anticlimactic fashion.
The former UFC middleweight champion pointed to footage from the pre-fight inspection, saying McGregor appeared reluctant to put weight on his right leg before stepping into the Octagon.
Israel Adesanya discusses Conor McGregor’s right leg concerns before UFC 329 loss to Max Holloway
Speaking on his "Precision with Mighty & Izzy" podcast alongside former UFC star Demetrious Johnson, Adesanya emphasized that McGregor was clearly dealing with some leg-related issue.
"I have eyes," Adesanya said. "When they did the replay and he took the Crocs off, he didn't put weight on that right leg. He didn't. I know he was throwing it (practicing kicks) in the locker room... I have eyes. When Conor took off the Crocs, as much as he said afterwards, 'I wasn't hurt before the fight,' I saw he didn't put weight on the right leg. And that tells me something."
McGregor has consistently denied entering the fight with a pre-existing injury, as has his coach John Kavanagh and UFC CEO Dana White.
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