MMA legend Michael Bisping has now deeply questioned Conor McGregor’s detractors ahead of the Irishman’s UFC 329 clash against Max Holloway next month.
Conor McGregor and Max Holloway will meet in a rematch on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in July, however the bout can be a welterweight clash this time around.
Holloway suffered a unanimous decision defeat to McGregor when the pair initially met within the UFC octagon for a featherweight fight at UFC Fight Night 26 in 2013.
McGregor has been out of the octagon since 2021 after his back-to-back defeats to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 and UFC 264 ahead of constructing his return against Holloway.
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Michael Bisping thinks Conor McGregor’s ‘strong mind’ is being overestimated going into UFC 329
Max Holloway has been the more lively fighter out of him and Conor McGregor, because the 34-year-old last competed against Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 in March.
McGregor had been teased for a return long ahead of his clash with Holloway, including to fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in 2024 before it fell through.
Talking to MMA Junkie, Michael Bisping has insisted that the “strongest thing” at McGregor’s disposal is his “strong mind” ahead of his UFC 329 appearance.
“This can be a guy where I’ve been removed from all the time seeing eye-to-eye with Conor McGregor,” he said.
“We’ve gone at one another and stuff like that. But if you happen to can’t see what he was capable of do as a human being – you may change quite a bit and undo a variety of damage to your body.
“You’ll be able to get really, really out of form. I used to do it. I used to be a little bit of a partier myself and I’d get in crazy shape for my fight.
“If you happen to want it, that is probably the most powerful thing: the mind. You’ll be able to’t doubt that McGregor’s got a robust mind.”
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Michael Bisping defends Conor McGregor from his critics after the UFC superstar’s hiatus from the octagon
McGregor was sidelined after his second consecutive defeat to Dustin Poirier after the 37-year-old Irish superstar broke his leg in the primary round of his UFC 264 fight.
Bisping insisted that McGregor has not needed to be ‘money motivated’ to fight again after his blockbuster success in combat sports amid the criticism against him.
“I don’t see how people can doubt Conor McGregor,” he explained.
“Yeah, it’s five years. Yeah, he had the leg break. Yeah, he’s been off having fun with the spoils of his riches – rightfully so. That’s why we do that.
“What’s the purpose in being ridiculously wealthy and making all this money from fighting if you happen to don’t get to go and revel in it?”
McGregor and Holloway will co-main event UFC 329 on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on eleventh July.
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