Conor McGregor Makes Ridiculous Claim About His Skills

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  • Conor McGregor has some interesting thoughts on his ground and pound
  • Yesterday, he shared those with MMA fans on his Instagram
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Conor McGregor has a history of misinterpreting his MMA career. He somehow convinced himself that he could beat Khabib Nurmagomedov after Khabib demolished him in a title fight. He believes that Dustin Poirier’s last win over him was somehow illegitimate even though he was on his way to a loss before his injury.

There was even a time that McGregor tried to convince fans he was the best fighter in the world in spite of his lack of any title defenses in his career. Now he has managed to convince himself that he has the best ground and pound in MMA.

It is a claim that is based on very little evidence. McGregor rarely ever scores takedowns. Instead, most of his time on top when on the ground comes as a result of a knockdown. This means that the opponents he is on top of are already close to being finished and are also less capable of defending themselves.

So, yes he has finished a lot of fights on the ground, but those finishes haven’t been the result of superior ground and pound. In fact, McGregor has had a few fights with plenty of opportunities to finish with ground and pound, but he struggled to get the finish.

McGregor knocked down Eddie Alvarez and Nate Diaz 3 times each. He didn’t finish Diaz and Alvarez only needed a couple of follow up shots to be finished. He also took Max Holloway down 4 times early in his career and only managed to land 53 strikes.

As long as fighters like Jon Jones, Gregor Gillespie, and Khamzat Chimaev still exist, Conor McGregor’s ground and pound shouldn’t be in the conversation of the best in MMA.