VIDEO | New footage of Conor McGregor working head movement with Ido Portal
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has received quite a bit of criticism in regards to his preparation for his fight with Floyd Mayweather on August 26th, where he hopes to hand Mayweather his first professional loss.
Early on in camp, Conor McGregor and his team received criticism for a drill McGregor and movement specialist Ido Portal were filmed doing, where McGregor would attempt to strike playing cards as they unpredictably flew through the air. Portal explained the drill in a social media post, saying:
“REACTION is comprised often of a sizeable PREDICTION. Using the chaotic trajectory of a flying card to keep @thenotoriousmma sharp, adaptive and responsive to an unexpected situation, with focus on abandoning original prediction and installing a secondary one in a fraction of a second – an ability that often makes the difference between the BEST and just GOOD. Ongoing work towards Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather – August 26th. Just adding my small ‘squeeze of lime’ onto all the hard grind that goes on daily as it is – sparring, mitts, heavy bag, cardio, etc. “
Now, McGregor can be seen in yet another video with Portal, where he is working on his defense with a more common drill as he works on his head movement by dodging a foam noodle and touching the shoulder of Portal in an effort to mimic a countershot he would throw following a successful slip.
Check out the footage above!
on 7/1/2017.
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