Conor McGregor News: Irishman Says There Is 'No Such Thing As Talent'; Mayweather Boxing Gym Fighters Give Opinion On McGregor
Newly minted UFC undisputed featherweight champion Conor McGregor does not believe in the concept of talent.
"The Notorious" scored a sensational first round knockout victory over the first-ever UFC featherweight king José Aldo in their main event fight at UFC 194 on December 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor knocked out Aldo within 13 seconds of the fight using a clean straight left.
The 27-year-old brash Irishman had declared his obsession about martial arts and the concept of movement in previous interviews. He has also repeatedly claimed to have martial arts as his driving force in life.
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In a recent report by Bloody Elbow, McGregor once again reiterated the same views. This time around, he says that in prizefighting and in sports as a whole, talent is a non-existent concept among top-level athletes.
"This is an obsession," McGregor said in the report. "Talent does not exist, we are all equals as human beings."
McGregor, who is now also known as "Mystic Mac" for the accuracy of his pre-fight predictions, also noted that hard work and putting in the time is the prime source of success for anyone. He also refused to describe himself as "talented" and would rather see himself as an "obsessed" fighter and athlete.
Meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather's uncle Jeff went around the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas to get the thoughts of their fighters about Conor McGregor. McGregor and Mayweather have been mentioned in the same breath in the past months after the former's declaration of being able to handily beat "Money May."
This time around, Jeff went on to ask "The Money Team" fighters if McGregor is indeed the next Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Middleweight Chris Pearson disagrees, as he says McGregor needs to "make a billion dollars" to become the next Floyd Jr.
For another middleweight fighter, Kevin Newman II, while McGregor's fighting style is appealing, he confidently declared that "there would never be another Floyd."
