UFC welterweight Gunnar Nelson expects Conor McGregor to shine when returning to the Octagon – if he trains correctly.
It’s been well-documented that Conor McGregor has a fairly tight circle of friends in blended martial arts. One one who has been there for almost all of his journey is none aside from Gunnar Nelson.
Whereas he hasn’t all the time been probably the most constant within the cage, Gunnar has all the time caught by Conor’s aspect. This weekend, the 34-year-old will return after a 12 months away at UFC 286 in London, England. In response to the Irishman, he’ll even be there dwell to see his good friend compete.
As McGregor prepares to tackle Michael Chandler later this 12 months, Nelson not too long ago gave his ideas on how he thinks the competition will play out.
“It’s an fascinating one,” Nelson stated. “If Conor trains correctly and is in form, he’ll kick the sh*t out of him.”
Nelson went on to present his ideas on his personal return to motion this weekend towards Bryan Barberena.
“I didn’t actually thoughts an excessive amount of,” Nelson stated. “It was good of them to herald one other southpaw. I like that. I’m properly used to opponents being modified, and I believe as a rule it’s occurred. So I don’t actually get too engaged with my first opponent. ‘Bam Bam’ is a stud. He’s a veteran and I’m actually joyful he stepped up.”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
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The dream situation for SBG can be a UFC Dublin card in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later. For now, although, followers will simply be joyful to see Nelson and McGregor get again to what they do greatest.
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