McGregor Shows Off Insane Muay Thai Kick – ‘RIP Chandler’

Fans have reacted to Conor McGregor’s latest training video, which was released in preparation for his fight with Michael Chandler on June 1.

The Notorious makes his comeback on Jun 29 at UFC 303. It is the first time McGregor will fight since losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. A serious leg injury accompanied the defeat. It was also McGregor’s third defeat in his last four fights, as there were concerns he would never fight again. But now that he fights in store, the attention is turning towards McGregor’s kicking.

Chris Weidman has shown it can take a lot of time to fully recover from a serious leg injury. The ex-UFC Middleweight Champion broke his leg against Uriah Hall at UFC 261 in 2021. He finally returned against Brad Tavares last year, losing a unanimous decision at UFC 292. After the defeat, Weidman confirmed he had injured both his legs. Dana White called on Weidman to retire from the sport. Weidman refused, securing a win over Bruno Silva in his last fight. Weidman offered his advice to McGregor, saying there was a psychological hurdle he had to overcome. 

“I know he watched my fight. I think he probably learned a lot watching my fight. Some of the red flags of what to be prepared for, for whoever he fights, and also maybe you’re not going to be able to throw [the kicks] back as much as you want. Or now, be prepared that could be something you have to deal with, so really train on kicking back.

“Because you want that to be second nature when you’re in there. For me, I thought I was good with that, but I wasn’t. I would have really worked at it more and realize there is a psychological effect when you break your leg in half like that. So you need to really get that habit back strong and focus on that. I don’t really think I need to say much. He should just watch my last fight and learn from that,” Weidman said

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