{"id":297233,"date":"2023-12-05T20:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297233"},"modified":"2023-12-05T20:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:23:58","slug":"footage-shows-ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-dropping-his-sparring-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/footage-shows-ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-dropping-his-sparring-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner with a vicious left hand&#8230; as the Irishman steps up his training ahead of a return to the cage<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Footage has emerged of UFC star Conor McGregor dropping is sparring partner\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Irishman has not fought since his defeat to Dustin Poirier back in 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jake and Logan Paul should be respected, they&#8217;re influential and blazing a trail &#8211; Listen to why on The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Footage has emerged of UFC star Conor McGregor dropping his sparring opponent as the Irishman targets a sensational return to the cage next summer.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, 35, has not fought since his first-round defeat by Dustin Poirier\u00a0at UFC 264 back in 2021 &#8211; when he suffered a brutal leg injury.<\/p>\n<p>The former two-division champion\u00a0claims he will make a return to the Octagon in April following a three-year hiatus as he insists he is in for UFC 300. However, his long-term coach\u00a0John Kavanagh revealed his return has been &#8216;delayed&#8217; until the summer of next year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite fans having to potentially wait until next summer to see the MMA superstar in action, it would appear that the Irishman&#8217;s preparation for a return is already well underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Irishman has recently spent time in Dubai training, as well as taking some advice from PFL featherweight star Brendan Loughnane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78610593-12828973-image-a-4_1701802787530.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Recent footage has shown Conor McGregor dropping his sparring partner as he steps up his training<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78609753-12828973-The_former_two_division_champion_dropped_his_training_partner_wi-a-21_1701803847999.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former two division champion dropped his training partner with a vicious left hand\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McGregor uploaded a series of clips to his social media accounts, sparring with different partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one of the clips, the former two-division champion lands a beautiful combination and drops his training partner with a left hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Irishman&#8217;s power and speed was on display throughout the videos, much to the delight of many MMA fans.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, his sparring partner was able to get back to his feet and carry on sparring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The UFC star is tipped to fight top lightweight contender Michael Chandler next year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the American has admitted his frustration at the lack of movement of his planned fight with the Irishman.<\/p>\n<p>He believes McGregor is &#8216;trying to wait him out&#8217; in a bid to get in his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78609751-12828973-The_Irishman_landed_a_tidy_combination_that_dropped_his_partner_-a-22_1701803848000.jpg\" height=\"644\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Irishman landed a tidy combination that dropped his partner to the canvas\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78610739-12828973-image-a-8_1701803141797.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old has not fought since his defeat to Dustin Porier at UFC 264 in 2021<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78589733-12828973-Michael_Chandler_has_been_training_for_a_year_and_is_frustrated_-a-9_1701803302018.jpg\" height=\"569\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He is tipped to fight Michael Chandler &#8211; who has been training for a year &#8211; and is frustrated by the delays<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019ve seen Conor talk about other opponents,&#8217; Chandler told the MMA Hour. &#8216;I\u2019ve seen Conor talk about different dates. I\u2019ve seen Conor talk, completely dismiss me and act like to fight with me isn\u2019t happening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;These are all ways that these guys try to get inside people\u2019s heads. Unluckily for them, your boy\u2019s bulletproof, alright? So we\u2019re good. So we\u2019re staying with the plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We\u2019re right where we need to be. I\u2019ve had a year, a year-plus now to think about and visualize knocking Conor out, watching all of his tapes, seeing the training footage that\u2019s coming out. I see that he\u2019s training, I see that he\u2019s coming back.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12828973\/Footage-UFC-star-Conor-McGregor-DROPPING-sparring-partner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner with a vicious left hand&#8230; as the Irishman steps up his training ahead of a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/footage-shows-ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-dropping-his-sparring-partner\/\" title=\"Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/footage-shows-ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-dropping-his-sparring-partner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Footage shows UFC star Conor McGregor DROPPING his sparring partner with a vicious left hand&#8230; 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