Conor McGregor offered some words of encouragement to former middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya.
After dropping the 185-pound title for the second time in less than a year at UFC 293 last month, ‘The Last Stylebender’ revealed during a recent interview with The Rock (not that one) that it would be a long time before you see him back inside the Octagon.
“I’m going to take time to look after myself. I’m not gonna fight for a long time,” Adesanya said. I’m definitely not going to retire because I know me. If I did, I’m fine. I don’t need to prove anything else, but I know what I can do and I know what I can change in my lifestyle to make my body adapt to where I need to be. I’m going to heal myself up. You won’t see me fight for a long time.”
The news of Adesanya’s lengthy layoff earned the attention of the MMA community, including Irish megastar Conor McGregor who shared a word of advice on how to train for a striker like Sean Strickland in what looks to be an inevitable rematch.
And, of course, take a dig at featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
“Big glove boxing sparring rounds in an enclosed ring and you are doing Sean in with a hand behind your back, lad,” McGregor wrote on X. Rest…
