Conor McGregor has always packed plenty of punch in his left
hand. | 📷: Getty/UFC
Sean
O’Malley predicts that the upcoming
Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner will end quickly.
Conor
McGregor (22-6) returns after a five-year hiatus to run it back
with Max
Holloway (27-9) in the main event of
UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 11.
While O’Malley’s heart is siding with McGregor, he sees a path to
victory for Holloway as well.
Advertisement
Sean O’Malley predicts McGregor’s path to victory at UFC
329
O’Malley is confident McGregor will land his signature left hand
early. However, “Suga” isn’t sure if the Irish superstar’s left
hand will be enough to knock out Holloway at welterweight, as
“Blessed” will barely be cutting any weight.
“My heart’s telling me, Conor McGregor. My mind’s telling me Max
Holloway goes in there, maybe gets cracked early, but at 170 I
don’t know if he’s gonna be able to get put away,” O’Malley said in
a video posted to his YouTube channel. “Conor’s gonna land those
big shots; Conor is going to land that left hand…”
The former UFC bantamweight champion notes that Holloway is
confident in his chin and doesn’t mind getting hit. He added that
McGregor might put himself at risk while trying to land his power
shot, which might not even be a fight-ending blow. Nevertheless,
O’Malley foresees McGregor finishing Holloway.
“Guys like Max don’t really care to get hit,” he added. “That might
be dangerous for Max, but it might be dangerous for Conor to try to
land that shot and not get him out of there… With all that being
said, I got Conor McGregor, Round 1, 12-second KO.”
While McGregor has finished 19 of his 22 career wins via KO/TKO,
Holloway has only been knocked out once in his entire career, by
Ilia
Topuria.