There have been many UFC fighters who’ve missed weight during the weigh-in before the fight. It puts fights and an event in jeopardy. However, the UFC’s biggest export, Conor McGregor, has never failed to make weight in his entire UFC career. He once revealed the real reason he’s always up to mark in terms of his weight.
Conor McGregor has made a lot of money fighting under the UFC banner. He understands the number of viewers he draws for his fights. As such, it has always kept him a thorough professional when it comes to going through the pre-fight process. Despite his physique going through a lot of changes, he never had the problem of missing weight. Let us take a look at what he had to say about this part of his UFC career.
Conor McGregor has been working with a nutritionist to stay in shape
During an appearance on the ‘Weighing In’ podcast a couple of years ago, the former UFC double champion revealed the secret behind his phenomenal shape. He revealed that he had been working with a nutritionist for a long time named Tristan Kennedy, who is also from his native Ireland.
“I have a nutritionist that’s working with me, Tristan Kennedy, an Irish guy. He’s very, very all in on the project, you know,” said Conor McGregor. Moreover, he also added that there are often times when he goes through weight cuts that cause harm to the body in the long run.
“Sometimes when you do these cuts over a long period of time, you hit walls almost… It’s like you get run down or something,” McGregor added. However, it did not happen when he was preparing for his fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The interview in question took place before McGregor’s last fight. He claimed to have followed the right process to get to the lightweight limit.
“I’ve had none of that this time [before UFC 264]. I have got my weight down correctly, I am not doing a shock cut [and] I have transformed my body into a lightweight frame again,” ‘The Notorious’ further stated. Moreover, the “shock cut” that he mentioned took place during the weigh-in for his fight against Jose Aldo. Let’s take a look at how that went down.
‘The Notorious’ went too far to make weight for UFC 194
Conor McGregor went a mile too far to make his UFC 194 fight against Jose Aldo happen. The Irishman looked unrecognizable as he stepped onto the scale. Moreover, there were a lot of concerns among fans about what McGregor had been putting his body through. It was clear that the weight cut had clearly affected his body to a certain extent. However, ‘The Notorious’ was successful in reaching the featherweight limit of 145 pounds.
Moreover, the biggest highlight of his rivalry with Jose Aldo was the outcome of the fight itself. One of the greatest and most-feared featherweights, Aldo, lost to Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds of the opening round courtesy of a knockout. Moreover, it was one of the fastest knockout wins ever in the history of the UFC.
Conor McGregor may have an outlandish personality, but he is one of the most professional fighters out there. His words of vain regarding other fighters and controversies may always be in the limelight. However, his track record proves he is someone that Dana White can rely on to make fights and events happen.
To know more about Conor McGregor’s preparation for the octagon, tune in to the ESFanCast, LIVE this Friday at 8:00 am ET. We sit down with Tristin Kennedy, Conor’s Cornerstone of Success for over 10 Years.
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