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Considering Conor McGregor is 0-0 in boxing going against 49-0 pound for pound great Floyd Mayweather, a lot of people are rightfully questioning whether their big fight on August 26th is a joke. And while I won’t try to change anyone’s opinions on that, I will admit that recent footage of the UFC lightweight champ working with his controversial ‘movement coach’ Ido Portal might push some people further towards the ‘It must be a joke’ camp.
Portal has been working with McGregor for years now, and videos of the two crab walking across the gym or dancing around pool noodles have been endless fodder for fans and fellow fighters alike as they questioned whether Conor was legit or not. Nate Diaz even ragged McGregor over it during a press conference, infamously referring to their training as “touch butt in the park.”
In this latest video at the top of the page, Portal has McGregor … punching playing cards out of the air? What the hell?
REACTION is comprised often of a sizeable PREDICTION.
Using the chaotic trajectory of a flying card to keep @thenotoriousmma sharp, adaptive and responsive to an unexpected situation, with focus on abandoning original prediction and installing a secondary one in a fraction of a second – an ability that often makes the difference between the BEST and just GOOD.
Just adding my small ‘squeeze of lime’ onto all the hard grind that goes on daily as it is – sparring, mitts, heavy bag, cardio, etc.
As silly as it seems, though, we can’t argue with results. Portal has been with McGregor from his featherweight title run up to winning the lightweight title and becoming the only man to hold two UFC belts simultaneously. His methods are unconventional, but then again, so is McGregor himself. He’s going to need a whole lot of unconventional moves if he hopes to land a decent shot against Mayweather, largely considered to be one of the most effective defensive boxers of all time.
