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Conor McGregor claims he has developed a more dangerous version of Nate Diaz's ground game.
Diaz, of course, is one of the most feared fighters on the ground, thanks to his mastery of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According to McGregor, he will be as respected on the ground as Diaz is when he returns. On Twitter, the Irishman wrote:
"I’m very pleased with my ground attacks from bottom, at present. I butchered dude from the bottom, use your eyes. He backed away from me! I’ve now developed a more ferocious version to Nates ground game. If Nate goes down, no one follows. They won’t follow me now either. Watch!"
McGregor will have to make a massive improvement if he aims to surpass Diaz's vaunted ground game. The former two-division UFC champion has only one win by submission in his career, while he has been tapped out four times. Meanwhile, Diaz has ten submission wins under his belt and was only submitted once.
What McGregor does well on his back is land upkicks and elbows. That dimension of his game was best displayed during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Unfortunately, the Irishman suffered a gruesome injury that unceremoniously ended the bout.
"Two lads are growing on me" - Conor McGregor reacts to Daniel Cormier and Ryan Clark listing him among their top 5 UFC boxers
Conor McGregor was pleased to learn that ESPN’s Daniel Cormier and Ryan Clark included him on their list of best boxers in the UFC. There’s a hot debate as to who has the best hands in the octagon. With that in mind, Cormier and Clark drafted who they think are the five best boxers in MMA during an episode of the DC & RC YouTube show.
McGregor made both of Cormier and Clark’s lists, and ‘Notorious’ was happy about that. The former two-division champ showed his appreciation by giving Cormier and Clark a shout-out. He also took the opportunity to promote his recently-launched beverage, the “Forged Stout.”
“Ok the two lads are growing on me!” McGregor wrote. “Good stuff, fair enough. Appreciated. I will simply note to you both that the game is still young! Time will show all. The cream always rises to the top! Just like the cream on a pint of delicious “Forged Stout” from @blackforgeinn”
