Sparring partner: I have shocking video showing I’m the pro-boxer, not Conor McGregor

Chris Van Heerden recently sparred with Conor McGregor, with video of the session being leaked to the public a couple of weeks ago. The former IBO welterweight champion spoke about working with Conor, and said that he always wanted to prove to himself that MMA fighters can’t just easily step into a boxing ring with lifelong professionals.

“That was the first time I’ve ever laced gloves up against an MMA fighter,” Van Heerden told Submission Radio. “And Conor McGregor’s got about 15 pounds on me, so he’s bigger than me. But the argument was for myself. I wanted to answer a question personally for myself, that’s why I did it.”

“Because the argument was that I wanted to prove to myself that no MMA fighter, in a stand-up game, will be able to handle a stand-up professional champion boxer in a stand-up game, because this is what we do for living. And I wanted to prove to myself that I can go with even an MMA guy like Conor McGregor – which is the biggest name in the UFC at the moment – and I wanted to prove it to myself. So that was the first time I did it.”

Van Heerden says he sparred with McGregor on …

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