Conor McGregor is back, but the sensation who changed the UFC is long gone
Five years after his last fight, the Irishman returns to the octagon. His comeback says as much about the UFC’s appetite for its fallen star
Five years after his last fight, the Irishman returns to the octagon. His comeback says as much about the UFC’s appetite for its fallen star as it does about McGregor himself These days Conor McGregor resembles an ace fighter the way a movie set depicts real life.
Passing similarities are obvious but anything more than a quick, squinty glance reveals they are not the same. For the 37-year-old Irishman, the line between
genius athlete and performance artist was already blurred by the time he found himself destroyed in front of Dustin Poirier five years ago, yelping foul-mouthed
barbs in the painful aftermath of his fourth stoppage loss in seven fights. Continue reading...
The BriefWire