What Makes McGregor Different?
Why is it so hard for the world to look away? His posture, clothes, tattoos, speech, performance, unpredictability — all of it.
January 18th after a 40 second TKO victory over Donald Cerrone, McGregor went down on his hands and knees in what looked like overwhelming emotion, but only for a moment, he then gracefully floated to his feet to go embrace his loved ones. The precision of his movements, even when he’s not performing, are incredibly intentional.
Despite your opinion on Conor McGregor, you can’t deny that there is something different about him.
April 6, 2013 Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by winning a “knockout of the night” award in round 1 of a bout with Marcus Brimage. What we witnessed emerge from that night was an ambitious figure who started calling (literally) his own shots as a fighter and dominating the best competitors in the world. He was loud, bold, witty and unpredictable.
UFC fan or not, lately, all eyes have been on Conor McGregor. Everyone has been curious; “Will he be a train wreck, or champion once again?”
In his interviews pre-fight you heard just about everyone say, “You seem more calm”, or “You seem Zen”, or “You’re different.” Most will chalk it up to the fact that Conor is just an anomaly and that’s all there is to it — that he has a built in work ethic…
