200lbs-plus Conor McGregor will still be undersized at middleweight, says Laura Sanko
In an interview on Submission Radio, former fighter and current UFC analyst Laura Sanko said that Conor McGregor would be undersized in the middleweight division. That's despite the Irishman currently weighing over 200 pounds.
Laura Sanko noted that despite 'The Notorious' star's weight, he would stand shorter in comparison to fighters like Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland.
Discussing Conor McGregor's plans to compete at middleweight, Sanko said:
"He looks like he has the thickness of a middleweight, but then when you [look at] how tall he is in real life - yeah, he would be pretty undersized for that division. You look at guys like Izzy [and] even guys like Cannonier and Strickland that we saw last night - he would be pretty short to face those guys. I think [at] 170 - he'll be cutting hard to 170 [pounds]. I don't know what [weight] he walks around at right now, but I'm pretty good at guessing people's weights and it's definitely over 200 pounds."
Catch the full interview below:
Following the main event between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 66, Conor McGregor posted a series of now-deleted tweets, expressing his interest in fighting at middleweight.
Here's what the Irish superstar posted:
"I'd be a big fridge at middleweight. But hot like oven same time, ye know yourself, catch it on ppv. Don't know tho. It be hard work. Those rounds against those [middleweights/ light heavyweights], they were alternating fresh each round. I've put in psycho work doing this job over the years."
When Conor McGregor made the jump from featherweight to welterweight
Following his featherweight title win over José Aldo at UFC 194, Conor McGregor was supposed to jump up a weight class to challenge the then-lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196. However, when dos Anjos pulled out due to an ankle injury at the last moment, McGregor fought Nate Diaz at welterweight.
The Stockton native made an infamous callout to McGregor after his dominant win over Michael Johnson at UFC on Fox 17 in a profanity-laced tirade.
The fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would go down as one of the most memorable bouts in UFC history. The press conference leading up to the fight was memorable, with Diaz being unfazed by the Irishman's jabs.
McGregor was supremely confident going into the bout, given that he didn't have to drain himself to reach the weight limit. However, he found himself gassing out against Diaz in the fight.
In the second round, Diaz got the better of the striking exchanges, forcing McGregor to shoot for a takedown, which resulted in Diaz taking his back and submitting him with a rear-naked choke.
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