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McGregor recently flexed about his win over Donald
Cerrone, his only
Ultimate Fighting Championship victory since 2016.
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In a post on social media, McGregor shared pictures of himself from
what appears to be a recreational soccer league game. “Notorious”
shared multiple photos of a particular shoulder tackle with which
he floored the rival player. He then reminded fans that the same
shoulders have even ended UFC fights. McGregor wrote in the
caption: “Get up outta that I’ve broke noses and eye sockets with
this shoulder.
The Irishman was specifically referring to the innovative shoulder
strikes he used in his win over Cerrone at UFC
246 in 2020. In that bout, McGregor was coming off his
failed title bid in the UFC 229 grudge match against Khabib
Nurmagomedov. The UFC’s biggest star back then, McGregor was
matched up at welterweight against Cerrone, who was coming off
back-to-back stoppage losses. While McGregor finished Cerrone with
a head kick in the first round, he initially compromised “Cowboy”
with shoulder strikes in the clinch. Cerrone never won a fight
again and hung up his gloves in 2022 while on a six-fight
slump.
Meanwhile, McGregor never managed to build on the Cerrone victory.
He suffered consecutive stoppage losses against Dustin
Poirier, the last of which left him with a broken leg in 2021.
The Dubliner hasn’t fought since despite teasing a return multiple
times. UFC CEO Dana White recently said he’s
not fighting anytime soon.