UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis credit Conor McGregor for transcending the game of MMA.
Former UFC twin champion McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) holds quite a few pay-per-view information, stepped into the ring with undefeated Floyd Mayweather, and just lately made his appearing debut within the remake of “Street Home,” by which he starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.
Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who’s turn out to be a hero in his nation of South Africa, had nothing however good issues to say about McGregor.
“I imply, that man, all the things he touches, he’s such a legend on this sport,” Du Plessis mentioned on “The Sias du Plessis Present.” “What he’s accomplished for the game, he’s reworked it into such a mainstream sport.”
Du Plessis mentioned he briefly met McGregor a few instances. He understands why the general public’s notion of him will not be the perfect, however his private experiences with “The Infamous” have been good ones.
“I can perceive disliking the persona however realizing – I don’t know him personally however assembly him, completely different particular person,” Du Plessis mentioned. “And even in case you don’t like him, you’ll be able to’t ever, ever discredit what he’s accomplished for this sport as a result of each single fighter must thank him, for my part, for the increase in pay, the increase in consciousness of this sport as a result of I feel Conor McGregor could be some of the well-known individuals on earth.”
McGregor returns from an virtually three-year layoff in a welterweight bout towards Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC), which headlines UFC 303 June 29 in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
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