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Canelo on McGregor’s ‘cherry picking’ comments: He ‘gasses out after two rounds’
- Updated: August 25, 2016
Braces yourselves everyone, it’s time to talk Conor McGregor vs. Canelo Alvarez.
Okay, not really (thankfully), but this article does involve McGregor and Canelo! Before Conor McGregor’s triumph over Nate Diaz at UFC 202, McGregor was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about the Diaz rematch, and he brought up the era of “cherry picking” among the top names in combat sports.
“If you look at the history of the fight game, especially in this new era, it’s full of stars cherry picking their opponents,” McGregor said. “When they hold a position of power, when they get a name, all of a sudden they pick weaker opponents. They look down their division. Nobody looks up a division. Nobody looks at true challenges.”
McGregor then followed up by …
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