Conor McGregor reflects on some of his issues outside of the cage
UFC sensation Conor McGregor has spoken about the lessons he has come to learn courtesy of his issues outside of the cage.
At UFC 329 next month, Conor McGregor will take on Max Holloway in his first professional mixed martial arts fight in five years. While many are focused on the fact that one of the biggest stars of all time is coming back, others want to see him be held accountable for some of the problems he has experienced away from fighting.
Last summer, McGregor lost his appeal in his civil rape case, raising some eyebrows about his potential future in the sport. Alas, here we are, getting ready to see him throw down against Holloway for the first time since their rematch more than a decade ago.
In a recent interview, McGregor discussed some of the problems he has experienced and how he is viewing his life in the present day.
McGregor looks back at the past
“Fame has its pitfalls,” McGregor told Paramount. “You better move carefully in this world, for sure, probably even more so now. I’ve taken a lot of lessons in my life, and it’s just about self-discovery. Studying yourself. Learning yourself. Learning triggers. I find myself even now still in a fight with an old version of me or old ways that don’t serve me and new ways and a new version of me, the new me so I still find myself in this balance. Right now.
“More as a human. I went through some treatment, I done a lot of self-reflective work on myself. Internal work and it was outside of this bubble that we find ourself now when I return to the fight game.”
“It’s easy to fall into old habits. You have to be careful. You have to practice with people, places, things, protect people, places, things. Don’t find yourself in similar places that you would have been. I’m still in that fight. Competition for me and activity and work helps that for sure. I still have work to do.”
Quotes via MMA Fighting
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