This weekend will see Nate Diaz taking on Anthony Pettis, with rumours going around that the winner of this fight will take on former Champ-Champ, Conor McGregor. But don't get your hopes up just yet, if you pay enough attention to the promotion of fights in the UFC, it seems that almost every headline fight in the featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight divisions, is rumoured to offer a fight with The Notorious to the victor.
The UFC, which is a company not a sport, is trying its best to hype up some unhypable fights, with no disrespect do those involved, but most people other than actual fans of combat sports couldn't care less about Diaz vs Pettis. McGregor is the only thing that will sell this fight, even though the prospect of him fighting the winner of the bout is slim to none, and the fabrication of this subsequent fight is nothing more than a marketing tool used by the UFC.
Many will have to accept the fact that we probably won't see McGregor fight competitively again, as it's been three years since he fought and trained consistently. Other than the circus that was his fight with Floyd Mayweather, and his devastating defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor hasn't fought regularly since his Champ-Champ victory in November 2016.
It very much reminds me of Rocky III, when he loses the 'Eye of the Tiger'. McGregor has achieved more than anyone expected him to when he became the Champion of two weight divisions at the same time. It wasn't his losses that made him stop fighting, it was his victories. Were it not for the huge sum of money being offered to take on one of the GOATs of Boxing, and the clever tactics used by Khabib to lure McGregor out of his semi-retirement, McGregor's last fight would probably have been the Champ-Champ one.
Don't rule out a return to the octagon just yet tho. I find it hard to decide whether it's his whiskey or clothing line that's more mediocre, and he may just find out that trading punches may be far more profitable than promoting a second rate whiskey at a first rate price. He has achieved all he wanted to achieve in fighting, so he will either return to the bring to top up his bank account with a big-name fight, or return to achieve something, though having been the Champ-Champ, it's hard to imagine what that will be.
In the mean time we will just have to be content with watching him fight in car parks and pubs, but who knows, perhaps he'll get an 'Apollo Creed' back in his corner and become the Champ-Champ-Champ.
The UFC, which is a company not a sport, is trying its best to hype up some unhypable fights, with no disrespect do those involved, but most people other than actual fans of combat sports couldn't care less about Diaz vs Pettis. McGregor is the only thing that will sell this fight, even though the prospect of him fighting the winner of the bout is slim to none, and the fabrication of this subsequent fight is nothing more than a marketing tool used by the UFC.
Many will have to accept the fact that we probably won't see McGregor fight competitively again, as it's been three years since he fought and trained consistently. Other than the circus that was his fight with Floyd Mayweather, and his devastating defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor hasn't fought regularly since his Champ-Champ victory in November 2016.
It very much reminds me of Rocky III, when he loses the 'Eye of the Tiger'. McGregor has achieved more than anyone expected him to when he became the Champion of two weight divisions at the same time. It wasn't his losses that made him stop fighting, it was his victories. Were it not for the huge sum of money being offered to take on one of the GOATs of Boxing, and the clever tactics used by Khabib to lure McGregor out of his semi-retirement, McGregor's last fight would probably have been the Champ-Champ one.
Don't rule out a return to the octagon just yet tho. I find it hard to decide whether it's his whiskey or clothing line that's more mediocre, and he may just find out that trading punches may be far more profitable than promoting a second rate whiskey at a first rate price. He has achieved all he wanted to achieve in fighting, so he will either return to the bring to top up his bank account with a big-name fight, or return to achieve something, though having been the Champ-Champ, it's hard to imagine what that will be.
In the mean time we will just have to be content with watching him fight in car parks and pubs, but who knows, perhaps he'll get an 'Apollo Creed' back in his corner and become the Champ-Champ-Champ.
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