MMA legend Michael Bisping has dropped an eye-catching prediction around Conor McGregor’s forthcoming showdown with Max Holloway at UFC 329 in July.
Conor McGregor concluded his trilogy of fights with Dustin Poirier in 2021 after facing the 37-year-old American former fighter in back-to-back UFC showdowns.
Poirier suffered a first-round TKO defeat to McGregor at UFC 178 in 2014, but the former UFC star was able to avenge his loss at UFC 257 and UFC 264.
McGregor experienced a second-round TKO stoppage against Poirier at UFC 257 before the Irishman sustained a horrific leg break in the third fight at UFC 264.
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Michael Bisping explains why the UFC 329 welterweight fight might favour Conor McGregor against Max Holloway
Following his two lightweight encounters against Dustin Poirier during his last time in the octagon, Conor McGregor will now climb back up to welterweight again.
McGregor has fought three times at welterweight in the UFC against Donald Cerrone once and Nate Diaz twice, with the Irish MMA star winning two of his three clashes.
Speaking to MMA Junkie, Michael Bisping has now suggested that McGregor’s power would likely shine through at welterweight “early” in the fight against Max Holloway.
“It’s not going to be easy: five years away, 170 [pounds] – that favors him early because we all know he’s got the power,” he said ahead of UFC 329 next month.
“We’ll see. I’m very, very intrigued.”
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Michael Bisping has one burning question on his mind about Conor McGregor ahead of the UFC star’s Max Holloway fight
McGregor’s return to the octagon after a five-year hiatus has left UFC legend Bisping wondering if the Irishman still has the ‘hunger’ to succeed in combat sports.
“You can start conversations: Is he still hungry? Does he still really want it? Well, he wants to win a fight,” Bisping added.
“He wants to get that pride of the world seeing him for who he was, and he’s kind of lost that because it’s been so long and the lasting memory that we have is Dustin knocking him out, and then breaking his leg after losing that round. That’s a lot of motivation.”
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