„I put many of my tools into the toolbox, and I left them there when I stepped into that boxing ring,“ McGreogr said on the first episode of UFC 229 Embedded. „So I think many people forget the skills I possess. I look forward to coming back out, proving once again that I am the pound-for-pound, number one fighter on the planet.“
„He’s been still training, and he’s spent plenty of time in the octogon in the gym at home,“ Owen Roddy, McGregor’s striking coach, said. „It’s a lot freer now.“
Whether McGregor will be able to empty his toolbox at UFC 229 is a question mark, especially considering how dominant Nurmagomedov has looked against every opponent to this point. Naturally, McGregor expects to pick up right where he left off when he enters the octagon on October 6 in T-Mobile Arena.
„It’s nothing new,“ he said. „I’m going to go in, smack him hard, rattle his head, and raise that gold once again.“
