Conor McGregor shares honest take on his BJJ training footage: "I'm bored watching now and that's the truth"

Conor McGregor is hyping up his octagon return after his last appearance at UFC 264 in July 2021, where he suffered a broken leg. 'The Notorious' appeared set to make his return against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June. The two previously coached opposing sides of season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. However, a broken pinky toe forced his withdrawal.

Seemingly, the Irishman is preparing for a return as he recently broke down footage of him practicing his jiu-jitsu. Home of Fight shared the footage on X leading the former double champ to chime in with a lengthy breakdown that read, in part:

"I had a tight clamp here, there may have been a moment to free the shoulder from the clamp at the last minute before I fully go for the arm bar, but I would not have minded, I don’t give a f**k about the armbar, or sport jiu jitsu for that matter. Because what is my position? I am fully in position to end the fight here. Upright and on top with full torque downward striking available to me."

McGregor added that human instinct is to hold the body, but that is not a smart strategy when looking for knockout finishes. He continued:

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"I am looking to KO finish. I remain upright, not connected to the frame but fully above and on top. I have 19ko’s in professional MMA. People often claim it to be my left hand standing as the shot that has awarded me my KO wins, but as usual “people don’t know shit about fighting” It is the positioning, accuracy and ferocity of my follow up work that has racked up my Ko wins for me. Take notes please cos I’m bored watching now and thats the truth and I am not alone in saying that."

Check out Conor McGregor's full comments, as well as the training footage, below:

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'The Notorious' has hinted that he is targeting a return to the octagon in 2025. 'The Notorious' became the first double champ in UFC history in November 2016. However, he has won just one fight in the eight years since.

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson aims for Jake Paul fight after Conor McGregor disrespect

Jake Paul has continued to take shots at Conor McGregor. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson recently called out the social media personality during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, stating:

"After I knock out Rashad [Evans], I'm coming for Jake Paul's neck because I see him trying to bully Conor McGregor, so I did a tweet. I'm waiting for him to tweet me back. He's talking about he wants to fight Conor McGregor in MMA and stuff like that... He already pissed me off [with] what he did to Mike Tyson."

Check out Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson's full comments below:

Jackson will face former foe Rashad Evans in a boxing match in February 2025. The UFC veteran added he would face Paul on the same night.

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