Michael Bisping and Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith’ weren’t amused by Conor McGregor’s “douchey” antics in London.
The Irish megastar was sitting ringside at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening for the extremely anticipated scrap between Anthony Joshua and present IBF heavyweight world champion Daniel Dubois. Unsurprisingly, McGregor made a spectacle of himself, strutting into the world with an unlit cigar protruding of his mouth and leaping out of his chair throughout Dubois’ beautiful fifth-round KO of ‘AJ’ to retain his title.
Analyzing McGregor’s habits throughout a current episode of their Consider You Me podcast, Bisping and Smith completely shredded the previous two-division titleholder.
“Conor, you’ll have thought that he was a giant Daniel Dubois fan as a result of when Joshua was getting these [punches], he was out of his seat,” Bisping mentioned. “Possibly the cigar might need even received lit. Strolling in with a giant cigar, unlit, between the tooth. How can we really feel about that? As a result of two phrases spring to thoughts proper now: Douche. Bag” (h/t BJPenn.com).
Anthony Smith needs he was ‘5 P.c as cool as [Conor McGregor] thinks he’s’
Anthony Smith stopped himself from utterly trashing McGregor however questioned a few of the Irishman’s extra attention-grabbing decisions relating to how he presents himself to the world.
“I don’t know what occurs to individuals or once you change or how a lot cash it’s a must to have to start out doing bizarre, douchey shit like that,” Smith mentioned. “Like, how wealthy do it’s a must to be to put on your sun shades inside 24/7. For what? I want I used to be 5 p.c as cool as he thinks he’s. Like, how do you get to be so cool? I don’t know, I don’t get it. And I don’t wish to simply speak sh*t on Conor, however come on, bro. Come on.”
McGregor has been noticed nearly in every single place during the last three years apart from the Octagon the place. His final time competing got here all the way in which again in July 2021 when he suffered a damaged leg within the first spherical of his trilogy battle towards Dustin Poirier.
He was scheduled to headline UFC 303 in Las Vegas on June 29, however a damaged pinky toe prompted him to bow out of the bout. Now together with his purported opponent, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler, lastly transferring on and reserving a rematch with Charles Oliveira in November, it’s unclear when or if we’ll ever really see McGregor battle once more.
