This fight doesn’t need a single ounce of hype. McGregor is stepping up to, arguably, the biggest challenge of his career fresh off of KO’ing his previous biggest challenge in a matter of seconds. What makes RDA a bigger challenge? He’s been on a tear, he’s fresh off of a domination of Pettis and completely dismantling Cowboy (Two other flashy strikers), and Conor is fighting up a weight class which makes a huge difference when you’re in the 150lb range.
Even thought this fight doesn’t need hype, you can expect boat loads of it over the next couple of months. The two opponents met face-to-face on the first leg of the media tour, and here’s how it all went down:
For a second it looked like Conor was reaching out for the belt, but he’s actually re-creating a famous photo between El Chapo and Sean Penn. That’s right, Conor is the El Chapo of MMA.
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