MMA
Well, it might be surprising but Dana White believes Conor McGregor is one of the most underrated fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The Notorious is regarded as one of the most popular and successful UFC stars. He is the biggest name in UFC history and is the reason behind the largely growing MMA fans.
During his short appearance in UFC Unfiltered podcast, The UFC president White revealed that Conor is underrated despite his massive popularity and achievements.
“It’s funny to say this because of how popular he is and what a huge star he is, but I think Conor McGregor is one of the most underrated fighters in the UFC. Every time Conor McGregor comes out to fight somebody new and it’s a wrestler or it’s whatever, this is the fight that Conor is going to lose."
White said.
The UFC president also recalled bouts, The Notorious took part in and said that every time he was put as an underdog, he did with style.
"He said that he would knock out Jose Aldo the way he did it, he said he would do it in the first round. A lot of people picked him to lose to Eddie Alvarez because of Eddie Alvarez’s style and wrestling. Look how he looked there. Leading up to the fight when he fought Chad Mendes — Chad Mendes is a wrestler, everybody believed that he would do that. Then after [Conor] won everybody said that Chad Mendes didn’t have enough time to train for it. The list goes on and on.”
White added.
Conor McGregor is set to fight the Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on October 6 for the Lightweight Championships. The last time he fought in November 2016, he became the first fighter in the UFC to hold two titles simultaneously.
