Conor McGregor throughout the prime run of his aggressive combative profession has been given the excessive reward of MMA Mount Rushmore distinction by a surging featherweight contender. That combatant in query is Lerone Murphy who tipped his cap to the previous featherweight champion in addition to former UFC light-weight titleholder throughout a latest interview after his personal enormous spotlight reel KO from August sixteenth at UFC 319.
Talking to Card Participant after his huge win over Aaron Pico in Chicago, the Manchester Prime Crew product coated a number of topics with ‘The Infamous’ getting some mentions. When requested to curate his personal private model of who symbolize the 4 huge faces all through the wealthy historical past of blended martial arts, Murphy mentioned,
“I’ll go for Khabib, then Jon Jones, clearly. I’ll go for McGregor in his prime. After which the final one, Jose Aldo. I did miss out Anderson Silva. He’s one of many first guys that actually obtained me into MMA, watching him. I’ve to swap him for Jose Aldo simply due to how huge he was at first.”
Lerone Murphy on a potential Conor McGregor return: “Is it doable?”
Conor McGregor has spent the previous few years teasing a comeback with intermittent coaching footage dropped and it is a sport he continues to play at present. McGregor has not competed in over 4 years since snapping his leg in devastating vogue throughout his trilogy conflict with Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
When requested if we are able to ever see a aggressive comeback for the previous two division UFC champion, Murphy acknowledged,
“I believe he genuinely desires to return, however is it doable? I don’t know. I consider when you’ve made that kind of cash and also you’re dwelling that kind of way of life, it’s laborious to come back again, particularly at that age, what’s he now, 37? He’s dwelling a very good life. He’s wealthy, he’s dwelling his household life and he’s partying so much, so I don’t assume he’s ever going to come back again the identical if he does. And clearly he had the damage as nicely.”
Conor McGregor has teased a need to comeback to the UFC for the promotion’s deliberate White Home card subsequent yr and David Feldman additionally talked about at a latest BKFC press convention in New Jersey that ‘The Infamous’ could be coming again to battle the winner of Mike Perry vs. Jeremy Stephens which transpires in early October. It stays to be seen what’s going to come out of those conditions if something in any respect.
