![]() ![]() Visiting Michael Bisping’s podcast Believe You Me, “Lionheart” explained how he got the injury. Sylvanie-USA TODAY SportsĪt UFC 277 last Saturday, light heavyweight Anthony Smith broke his leg in the fight against Magomed Ankalaev. "He's done a lot of great things but I think skill wise, we've got the superior fighter with Dustin.Top ranked UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith broke his leg against Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 277. "But who knows where they’ll be when Conor gets healthy and is back in there. UFC chief White has talked up a fourth clash, where McGregor could level the 'series' at 2-2.īut Poirier's coach Mike Brown told MMA: "I don’t think (a fourth fight is necessary) Even when it was sore, I wouldn’t stop training." I was wrapping my ankle every training session. "And then I had trouble with the ankle anyway over the years from fighting all the time. "We were debating pulling out because I was sparring with no shin pads and kicked a knee a few times, so I had multiple stress fractures in the leg. Irish superstar McGregor has had surgery after his first-round horror injury at UFC 264.īu the 33-year-old posted: "Ask Dana White, ask the UFC, ask UFC head doctor Dr Jeff Davidson – they knew I had stress fractures in my leg going into that cage. So we’re probably going to fight a couple of times.Ĭonor McGregor says be broke his LEG before his trilogy defeat against Dustin Poirier - but the American's coach insists a fourth fight is "unnecessary". "So you might as well try and get it back – try and get a chance to redeem yourself. “I’ll fight (Paul) probably a couple of times, because he’s going to be walking around with a ‘I love Tyron Woodley’ tattoo on his body. I think that’s the way you get the respect. "I think we’re fighting a seasoned veteran first, and then maybe fighting a current stud. To enter into somebody’s sport, I think you’ve got to do it in a respectful way. "De La Hoya’s name got thrown around a little bit. I would like to fight an OG, a veteran, somebody that’s been in the sport for a long time. He said: “I want to pay respect to the sport. It means Woodley expects a double header with the social media star, but then he wants to face the returning De La Hoya, 47. ![]() His fight with Paul includes a rematch clause if the YouTuber is beaten - and a bet with the loser getting 'I love' the winner tattooed on them. "If he has a single true friend in this world, that true friend is going to take him behind closed doors and say, ‘The way you’re behaving, it’s stupid’.”īut Woodley - who made four title defences from 2016-2018 - is now eyeing a stay in the boxing business having left the UFC this year. I respect his skills - I can’t deny that - but the way he behaved was just horrible. I don’t know how you guys can be fans of this man. ![]() Ugly scenes followed the Irish supersTar's first-round defeat against Poirer at UFC 264.Īnd Zahabi said on his YouTube channel: “I was really grossed out. Meanwhile, Georges St-Pierre’s coach Firas Zahabi blasted McGregor's antics as "disgusting". He’s not starting from scratch, he’s starting from mediocre." ![]() So he’s going to have to have a couple of warm-ups. “But the motivation is hard because he’s getting how many millions a year. That's the verdict of former MMA middleweight Mike Weir, who added: I really do believe he could do it. Conor McGregor can only bounce back from his broken leg misery against Dustin Poirier if he's "hungry to prove a point". ![]()
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