If he was able to exceed 80 or even 90 kilos during his hiatus for the past two years, Conor McGregor marked the oldest generation of MMA fans with his impressive weight losses before his featherweight fights. Moreover, his rickety physique still makes more than one nightmare…
For his big comeback in the octagon this summer, Conor McGregor should fight Michael Chandler in welterweight, for a weight around 77 kilos. That’s good: the Notorious is a regular in this category, which does not present any surprises or particular challenges for him. On the other hand, the Irishman’s featherweight fights a few years ago were a different story…
Archi-skinny, the unrecognizable physique of Conor McGregor
At that time, to face in particular José Aldo and Chad Mendes, the native of Dublin proceeded to an absolutely crazy weight loss, which led him to just below 65 kilos. So much so that at several weigh-ins, including the one at UFC 294, McGregor appeared totally unrecognizable. Judge instead:
I have nightmares about weight cut McGregor. This man is terrifying pic.twitter.com/TuX34190YS
— Leo Ains ???? (@leoains_) February 9, 2023
I have nightmares about McGregor after his weight cuts. This man is terrifying.
Even more striking, the compilation below is almost chilling:
Indeed it was. What an absolutely insane weight cut ???? #UFC #McGregor #MMA pic.twitter.com/9fb9SWoFIO
— Nate Haze.GBR (@natehayesFLIGHT) January 2, 2023
Indeed, his cuts at 65 kilos were crazy ????
A time now over for the Notorious, to the delight of John Kavanagh, legend of the environment and coach of the Dublin pit bull. In an interview with the Mirror, the latter confirmed the obvious:
Surely you’ve seen extreme pictures of Conor from a few years ago when he was fighting in the lower weight classes. It was very extreme, and done under the watchful eye of medical professionals. Conor himself wouldn’t want to go back to those weight classes now. It’s not healthy, not healthy, and not meant for the long term.
By flirting with danger, Conor McGregor wrote part of his featherweight legend, but at what cost? The photos of the time are today the only vestige of this particularly physically incredible period for the Notorious, who pushed his body to the limit. No one will be upset that all of this is now a thing of the past…
