Connor McGregor goat?

Connor McGregor is one of the greatest fighters to ever grace the octagon. His cultural

impact on the sport is unmatched, and his legacy, most notably the 13-second knockout of José

Aldo, will be remembered for years to come. However, many view him as washed up and

overrated. But McGregor's ridiculous fight record and intangible fighting style will be impossible

to replicate, no matter how many people try.

McGregor is not only one of the greatest fighters of all time, but he is one of the most





technically skilled. His left hand is among the quickest I have ever seen. After McGregor's two

losses, first to Khabib Nurmagomedov and again to Dustin Poirier it’s easy to downplay fighters

at the end of their careers and write them off as flukes. But if you look at McGregor's record

closely, you realize he truly is one of the greatest.

McGregor burst onto the scene with a brutal knockout of his first opponent, Marcus

Brimmage. His personality was infectious, and almost immediately his out-of-ring escapades,

most notably his trash talk, became notorious. Following his explosive debut, McGregor went on

to knock out the next five opponents. One of the craziest things about McGregor is that in his

first six fights, no one made it past the second round besides Max Holloway, who lasted until the

third when he was brutally KO'd by McGregor. No one had been this unstoppable, opponent after

opponent, cutting through them like nothing. McGregor's ability to knock out his opponents was

unmatched, a dominance not seen since Jon Jones entered the UFC.

All roads led to his fight with José Aldo after McGregor won the interim featherweight

belt. McGregor is a savant of striking, possessing something no other UFC fighter has: an

intangible left hand with the so-called "touch of death." Another great aspect, often overlooked,

is McGregor's ability to get under his opponent's skin through trash talk. Most would argue that

this means nothing and is just for pay-per-view sales, but I truly believe it was one of the biggest

reasons José Aldo ended up losing. In the months and weeks leading up to the fight, McGregor

relentlessly trashed Aldo, getting under his skin at every turn. Most thought it was impossible for

McGregor to win the fight; many saw him as a one-trick pony who would gas out after the third

round. Not only that, but José Aldo was considered by many to be the greatest lightweight ever,

undefeated for 10 years and the champion for my entire life. Even I had my doubts that

McGregor would win.

But McGregor pressed Aldo, slowly getting under his skin more and more. Famously, on

stage when they were facing off and trash-talking, McGregor switched to Brazilian, saying, "Uh

vai morrer," which means "you're going to die." As Aldo climbed into the ring, he looked

nervous, something many people had never seen in his 10-year reign as champion. There was a



sense of David and Goliath. They touched gloves, the crowd screamed, and McGregor dodged

one of Aldo's jabs and let fly a killer left hook to Aldo's jaw, knocking him unconscious in 13

seconds. McGregor had ended the reign of the undefeated 10-year champion in just 13 seconds.

In a post-fight interview, McGregor stated he knew Aldo's punch was coming before the fight,

explaining that when he told Aldo he was going to die in Brazilian, "I could see he was

overloading on that right hand when I said it, and when he lets that hand go, I'm not gonna be

there." Video footage from inside McGregor's room before the fight shows him practicing this

exact moment.

McGregor's cultural impact on the sport is undeniable, with many fighters trying to

replicate his pre-fight trash talk. McGregor, however, wasn't content with just one weight class.

He moved up to lightweight in hopes of doing what no one had ever done: become a champion in

two weight classes simultaneously. No one had ever accomplished this, but it didn't stop

McGregor. In a brutal five-round fight against Nate Diaz, McGregor won the decision, making

him the first and only simultaneous two-weight champion in UFC history.

A common argument against McGregor's greatness is his fight with Khabib

Nurmagomedov, where McGregor tapped in the fourth round. People say he was soft for tapping

and that Khabib submitted him. But those who say that don't understand what actually happened.

Khabib had McGregor in a fulcrum choke, which essentially feels like choking someone until

their head feels like it's about to explode. Khabib himself was also undefeated. McGregor also

went into this fight without having fought in the UFC due to his fight with his fight with Floyd

Mayweather, another undefeated fighter, but in boxing. His fight with Floyd shows just how

incredible of a fighter he actually is. Floyd Mayweather, considered by many to be the greatest

boxer of all time, and Connor went the entire fight with him and not only that, but landed one of

the few actual punches Floyd had ever been hit with in his entire career.

However, in recent years,McGregor has suffered two losses to Dustin Poirer and snapped

ankle in his last fight, leading to many believing his career is over. But with his fight against

Michael Chandler in June, we will finally see whether or not all the talk is true.personally I think

a win against Chandler would solidify his place as one the greatest of all time a true pioneer of

the sport who will forever be remembered as one the greatest of all time