Conor McGregor issues statement of intent to rivals as Donald Cerrone teases fight date
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Conor McGregor sends message to lightweight division
Conor McGregor has vowed to run through all comers in the lightweight division in his pursuit of becoming a two-time 155lbs champion.
“For some reason though, I went into camp and focused solely on defense,” he wrote on Instagram while reflecting on his UFC 229 loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
““I trained to disengage. To Anti grapple. To Avoid.
“I disrespected my own attacking game and became a stranger to it. I allowed outside influence filter into my own thinking.
“I can pull a dead horse out of a ditch if I latch around its head why would I not snatch up the neck? Why would I disengage? Why would I avoid anything?
“I don’t know what I was thinking back then. But I am thinking clear now.
“I will not make that mistake again. I am going to literally tear these men apart now. Watch me. One by f*****g one.”
I am going to literally tear these men apart now. Watch me. One by f*****g one
Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone fight date teased
Donald Cerrone has hinted his proposed fight with McGregor will take place in the summer.
Early on Thursday morning, Cerrone posted a picture of a bottle of Budweiser beer and McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve Whiskey to his Instagram page.
The accompanying caption read: "@budweiser vs @properwhiskey July 6."
The UFC currently don’t have a fight card scheduled for July 6, but it’s understood UFC 239 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on that date.
Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov slammed by Tyron Woodley
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has revealed he wasn’t at impressed by McGregor’s UFC 229 showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, which he lost via a fourth-round submission.
“It wasn’t that great a fight,” said Woodley.“I don’t care what anybody else said ... they both kind of looked bad.
“They both looked like old men at the nursing home fighting each other. But then we glorified this fight.
“It wasn’t like this great strategic fight where one person was strategic.”