Conor McGregor didn’t want to fight at UFC 329, says Din Thomas
MMA analyst Din Thomas has given his thoughts on what went down with Conor McGregor in the UFC 329 main event.
At UFC 329, Conor McGregor attempted to make a successful return to mixed martial arts after five years away. Of course, as we know, it didn’t go very well, with the Irishman seemingly injuring himself on the first kick he threw.
Holloway was declared the winner, McGregor was devastated, and a whole lot of fans out there were left to wonder what exactly happened – and whether or not Conor was already injured coming into the fight.
In a recent analysis of the fight, Din Thomas had the following to say about McGregor.
Thomas’ view on McGregor
“I don’t think he really even wanted to fight,” Thomas said on “Deep Waters.” “I don’t think he wanted to fight, man. I think he is, in a way, playing on this sympathy card from some people. Obviously a lot of people are making fun of him and saying this, that and the third to him, but there is a little bit of sympathy. It sucks to go out like that, but at the end of the day, he tore his knee in the first fight and still fought. In this one, to me, as soon as he tore it, he dropped down, gets up, stumbles around, then he starts looking at the ref like, ‘I can’t do this no more.’
“But think of all the other greats. The spirit in the past, he fought through it, and this isn’t me making this up. This is what he told us. He told us he was going to have the greatest comeback. He told us he didn’t go nowhere. He said these things. But when it got tough, he tore his leg, he wanted out. He wanted out! What did Carlos Ulberg do? What did Thiago Santos do? He tore both of his knees against Jon Jones, he fought through it. He didn’t look for a way out. Official tears. … That’s my point: He didn’t even try.”
Quotes via MMA Junkie
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