Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria headlines this weekend’s UFC 317 struggle card in opposition to former light-weight titleholder Charles Oliveira for the vacant 155-pound championship.
It is struggle week and Topuria has been doing the media rounds to advertise the occasion. ‘throughout an interview with SHAK MMA, Topuria was requested about former two-division champion Conor McGregor’s latest nightclub incident in Ibiza.
Final week video surfaced of McGregor punching a person twice within the membership. Topuria reacted to the incident criticizing McGregor seemingly diminished punching energy.
“Did you see the final video? I noticed it. He join two punches and he wasn’t even in a position to knockout a median man,” Topuria mentioned. “He related two punches and the man walked off like regular, like something occurred.”
Shock second Conor McGregor knocks man out with TWO punches in Ibiza nightclub pic.twitter.com/NclBkDuSGF
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McGregor hasn’t fought since UFC 264 in July 2021. He hasn’t gained a struggle since defeating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 in January 2020. Whereas his profession as a fighter made him well-known, McGregor has develop into only a recognized for his conduct exterior of the octagon.
In 2019, McGregor drew heavy criticism for punching an aged man in an Irish pub. In the identical 12 months, surveillance footage confirmed the Irishman snatch a telephone from a fan and smash it. No fees had been introduced in opposition to McGregor for the incident. He was arrested in 2020 and questioned over allegations of sexual assault. Final November he was discovered responsible of sexually assaulting Nikita Hand again to 2018.
McGregor’s return has been lengthy mentioned however is not prone to ever occur. He was scheduled to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June 2024 however pulled out of the struggle with a toe harm after backing out of a press convention to advertise the occasion.
As for Topuria, he has the chance on Saturday to do what McGregor did, transfer as much as the light-weight division and seize a second UFC championship.
