{"id":329432,"date":"2026-05-05T07:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329432"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:59:47","slug":"conor-mcgregor-dominates-dong-hyun-kim-in-latest-comeback-sparring-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/conor-mcgregor-dominates-dong-hyun-kim-in-latest-comeback-sparring-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor dominates Dong Hyun Kim in latest comeback sparring footage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Conor McGregor looks to have gotten the higher of a spar with former UFC star Dong Hyun Kim, but that isn\u2019t turning fans around.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legendary two-weight world champion McGregor hasn\u2019t competed since 2021, when he suffered a horrific broken leg in his trilogy with Dustin Poirier. He is predicted to finally return this summer against Max Holloway at UFC 329, and has been in camp just about all 12 months.<\/p>\n

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Last month, he welcomed \u2018Stun Gun\u2019 Kim into SBG Ireland HQ in Dublin and took part in some sparring sessions with the ex-welterweight contender. In latest footage released by the previous fighter, it appeared that the Irishman is pulling no punches even in additional light sessions.<\/p>\n

Fans react as Conor McGregor beats up Dong Hyun Kim in sparring<\/h2>\n

It’s pretty clear that Conor McGregor was \u2018winning\u2019 the sparring with Dong Hyun Kim, who seemed to be somewhat surprised by the intensity that was brought when the pair started working together. Nonetheless, the video didn\u2019t impress fans who feel that the Irishman has lost greater than a step since his heyday.<\/p>\n

McGregor\u2019s last UFC victory got here in January of 2020, which shall be over six-and-a-half years away from the July 11 date that’s slated for his comeback. And in various videos even from this camp as he appears to be getting back in fight shape, he does seem much slower than his prime.<\/p>\n

\u201cConor is DONE,\u201d one concerned viewer replied. \u201cAll this performative s\u2014 will get him killed now. This ain\u2019t 2016 UFC. Doesn\u2019t matter who he fights. He\u2019s going to lose badly.\u201d Multiple others asked: \u201cIs he trolling?\u201d<\/p>\n

There was also criticism of the 44-year-old as a serious training partner, with one viewer writing: \u201cDong barely threw any punches. McGregor\u2019s downfall has all the time been having s\u2014 sparring partners. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe guy\u2019s primary sparring partner in his prime was a 13-15 Artem Lobov, it\u2019s amazing he completed what he did in his profession with such s\u2014-y sparring partners lol.\u201d<\/p>\n

In McGregor\u2019s defense, Kim was in Ireland on a European vacation and never an official member of his team. The Irishman\u2019s primary work has come from PFL star Eoin Sheridan, whose win over number eight-ranked Chris Mixan in Belfast likely can have earned him a top ten spot of their welterweight division.<\/p>\n

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