Even though he’s primarily known for his superb striking skills, Conor McGregor also has very good grappling. He trains BJJ extensively and is a brown belt.
A recently surfaced video shows him working on his Jiu-Jitsu skills. More specifically, on his attacks from Turtle; preventing the opponent from standing up, taking them down, and/or taking their back and submitting them from there as the primary goals.
Watch the video below:
The video before this one showed McGregor training wrestling with the world-class coach Sergey Pikulskiy… And his, noticeably improving, wrestling skills:
Chael Sonnen commented on Conor’s training intensity – stating that it’s an obvious clue that the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion is coming back:
You don’t play wrestling. It’s very difficult. It’s very hard stuff. And the fact that Conor McGregor is out there on a weekend; pushing and pulling, holding the stance and he’s wrestling… Guys, he’s coming back.
This is the surest thing to a guarantee we’ve had. Not his tweets, not his memes, not him hitting pads.
The fact that Conor McGregor, who is down a good 15 pounds, is pushing, pulling, and wrestling… Is something you don’t play, something you don’t do to burn calories.
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