Well said.
There’s no doubting that Conor McGregor talks a good game in the run-up to big fights and that his statements are clearly designed to mess with his opponents’ heads before they step into the Octagon.
The Notorious has proved himself to be very classy in victory following his two most recent successes, however, and while Jose Aldo took plenty of stick for the manner of his defeat to McGregor on Saturday night, the man himself wasn’t about to stick the knife in.
Plenty were impressed by McGregor’s show of humility, not least The Rock, who took to Instagram last night to pay tribute to what he described as “one of the classiest messages and show of respect for his opponent I’ve seen from a champion”.
In the next sentence, he said that McGregor was well on his way to “becoming an icon” and it’s hard to disagree with either sentiment.
Well put.
