‘The Notorious’ showed respect to a teammate earlier this year out of the blue.
Eddie Alvarez still has regrets about his fight with Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 205 in 2016.
The Irishman produced one of the most impressive performances in UFC history on that night, stopping his opponent to become the promotion’s first-ever simultaneous two-weight champion.
Earlier this year, a teammate of McGregor’s replicated this feat in a different promotion, winning two belts less than a year on from his debut.
This achievement caught the attention of the biggest star in the history of the sport despite his complicated history with his fellow Irishman.
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Name a more impressive UFC performance than Conor McGregor’s win over Eddie Alvarez.
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Will Fleury says he and Conor McGregor still don’t talk despite mutual respect
Conor McGregor tipped his hat to Will Fleury earlier this year after his fellow SBG Dublin fighter became a two-weight champion in European promotion OKTAGON.
The 36-year-old debuted at OKTAGON 56 in April of 2024 as a light heavyweight and has gone on to win four-in-a-row, with his latest outing seeing him win the vacant heavyweight title.
In late 2023, McGregor and Fleury had gone…
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