Former champion criticizes Conor McGregor's behavior in boxing match

McGregor has not fought since 2021. Photo: Instagram/@thenotoriousmma.

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Same away from the octagons, Conor McGregor continues to find ways to attract attention. The fighter attended Wembley Stadium in England to watch the International Boxing Federation heavyweight world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois last Saturday (21).

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At the time, McGregor arrived at the event venue brandishing a cigar, which drew criticism from the former fighter and commentator. Michael Bisping. During the broadcast of his podcast 'Believe You Me', carried out together with Anthony Smith, the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg) strongly criticized the Irishman's actions.

M. Bisping retired in 2017. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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“You would think Conor was a big fan of Daniel Dubois because when Joshua was taking those (punches), he was out of his chair. Maybe the cigar was even lit. To come in with a big cigar like that between his teeth and put it out… How do we feel about that? Because the thing that comes to mind right now is: Idiot.”

Smith was also not left behind. Agreeing with Bisping, the American speculated on the reasons behind the behavior of the greatest star in the history of MMA.

“When you change or how much money you need to start doing weird, dumb s*** like that. How rich you need to be to wear sunglasses indoors all the time. For what? I wish I was five percent as cool as he thinks he is. And I don’t want to just talk s*** about Conor, but come on, bro?” he said.

Conor McGregor

At 36, McGregor is the leader in the biggest package sales pay per view in UFC history. However, he has not shown up to fight since July 2021, when he was defeated by Dustin poirier for the second time and seriously fractured his left leg. Most recently, he was expected to face Michael chandler in the main fight of UFC 303, but ended up retiring after breaking the little toe on his left foot during training.