After the loss to Max Holloway, UFC superstar Conor McGregor reveals who he'd like to face in his last fight on his contract.
To him, it's rather obvious, marking a rare agreement between him and Holloway, 34. Both want to fight each other for the third time, as McGregor took to 'X' in a replying spree to fan questions.
"It has to be Holloway," McGregor wrote Friday. McGregor replied to other fans, too, sharing his reasoning for why he is so open following his first MMA fight in five years. — Conor McGregor "I felt fully calm and relaxed," McGregor wrote.
"It was going to the shop for my lunch. Lunch being the opponent.
"McGregor then tried to justify why he started the fight with a jumping roundhouse kick, which fans couldn't believe in the replies. I could have walked into the centre of that octagon and taken a phone call. There was zero forward attack coming at me nor was there going to be.
"I could have walked into the centre of that octagon and taken a phone call. There was zero forward attack coming at me nor was there going to be," McGregor wrote.
"Next time. " McGregor later wrote that it may have been a mistake to engage with his followers based on the nature of the interactions. "I will delete these as I am not getting into the back and forth and further annoying myself," McGregor wrote. "I was primed.
Fit. Healthy. My engine, my oxygen, my blood, my , was never in better condition.
Next time I’ll give a little scream at the camera so the illusion of something else is there.
" McGregor has already begun to delete some of his responses, a common tactic he has used over the years after tweets go viral . McGregor also made sure to dismiss the idea that he was on drugs before the fight, too. I have not and will not take any mind altering substances.
I feel if the fight had of went any different, favourably or otherwise, even if the fight got to take place atleast, I may have cracked the seal on this and ended back in the cycle. However it went the way it went and I…"I have not and will not take any mind-altering substances," McGregor wrote.
"I feel if the fight had of went any different, favourably or otherwise, even if the fight got to take place at least, I may have cracked the seal on this and ended back in the cycle. "However, it went the way it went and I am awaiting my surgery and planning my recovery; so zero mind-altering substances have entered my body whatsoever. More time under extreme discipline is required and that is it.
I find extreme discipline most enjoyable anyway, so happy days.
" It's likely not the last time McGregor will speak out about the aftermath of the loss, having specifically revealed that his leg scan results would be returned in due time. At the moment, he hasn't given much of a hint, either way. Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsZain Bando is a combat sports columnist and reporter for Gameday Media’s MMA Knockout.
A Northwestern Medill School of Journalism and Illinois alumnus, Bando specializes in tactical analysis, breaking news, and exclusive executive interviews across the UFC and PFL. His versatile background also includes extensive Big Ten football and men’s basketball coverage, with bylines featured in The Sporting News, FanSided, and Men's Journal. Contact him at zainbando99@gmail.com.
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