“He took things a little too far,” Henry Cejudo shuts down coaching Conor McGregor after ugly comments to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father
Henery Cejudo cuts down all hope of coaching Conor Mcgregor after Notorious made ugly comment of Khabib Numagomedov’s father.
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Henry Cejudo will be making his comeback this weekend at UFC 288. The former flyweight champion’s comeback has already thrilled the fans, as he will be competing against Aljamain Sterling. Recently, Henry Cejudo was asked a question related to coaching Conor McGregor, to which he completely shut down the door.
The 2018-19 double-champion Henry Cejudo is one of the most well-known fighters in MMA from whom Jon Jones took advice. Henry Cejudo has also worked with many other notable champions like Zhang Weili, Deiveson Figueiredo, and Jiri Prochazka. But the former double champion, ‘Triple C‘ is not interested in any collaboration with a fellow double champion.
Cejudo also has advice for Conor McGregor as he did feedback on him as well. ‘Triple C’ said, “I’ve done a fight feedback on him,” Cejudo explains what McGregor can do “If he was smart he’d watch it and I think the biggest things that Conor could do is adjust his stance. He’s too heavy on that lead leg. He needs to go back to — he’s not an attacker. Conor anticipates and he counters well. Start bringing people into you, man.”
Conor McGregor has fought four times since his return to the UFC, with one win and three losses. He was dominated by Khabib Nurmagomedov once and twice by Dustin Poirier in his three losses. All the MMA experts said there was a complete change in Conor’s technique and skills after his fight against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
Henry Cejudo said “No” to coaching Conor McGregor after his comment on Khabib’s father
Most of the MMA community wants Conor McGregor, one of the greatest strikers to learn wrestling as well. The Notorious already had problems against Chad Mendes, Nate Diaz, and Khabib Nurmagomedov who are well-known wrestlers and grapplers in MMA.
When asked, Cejudo denounced any chances of working with Conor McGregor on UFC 288 media day. He continued, “I think he’s offended too many of my good friends. At first, yeah, I was kind of a Conor hater then I became a fan, but you know what, this dude, he won me over. But I think he took things a little too far … talking about Khabib [Nurmagomedov’s] father after him passing. Calling my manager a rat, a terrorist, all that. To me, I get sports, I get the entertainment side, but that’s just a little too much for me.”
Cejudo and Mcgregor both had banter in the past on social media and in various interviews, where they were found debating who was right and who was wrong in terms of techniques and approach to the fight. Henry Cejudo is an Olympic gold medalist, and many MMA athletes approach him for good wrestling techniques.
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