Irish UFC star, Conor McGregor has admitted he was given a
good beating by Russia's undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov during their
lightweight title bout in Las Vegas which went down earlier this month.
The 30-year-old took to his Instagram page to share his
thought on the fight which followed by a mass brawl that led to both men
receiving temporary suspensions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
According to Irishman, he underestimated parts of
Nurmagomedov's fighting style and added that the fight was 'fair and square' at
UFC 229 but will bounce back from the defeat.
He wrote:
Thoughts on my last fight.
Round 1. I believe from a sport standpoint, round 1 was his.
Top position against the fence. Zero position advancement or damage inflicted.
But top position.
From a fight standpoint, the first round is mine.
Actual shots landed and a willingness to engage. Straight
left early. Knee to the head on the low shot. Elbows in any and all tie up
scenarios. Opponent just holding the legs against the fence for almost the
entire round.
Round 2 he is running away around the cage before being
blessed with a right hand that changed the course of the round, and the fight.
It was a nice shot.
After the shot I bounced back up to engage instantly, but
again he dipped under to disengage. That is the sport and it was a smart move
that led to a dominant round, so no issue. Well played.
If I stay switched on and give his stand up even a little
more respect, that right hand never gets close and we are talking completely
different now.
I gave his upright fighting no respect in preparation. No
specific stand up spars whatsoever. Attacking grapplers/wrestlers only. That
won’t happen again.
I also gave my attacking grappling no respect. To defense
minded.
Lessons.
Listen to nobody but yourself on your skill set.
You are the master of your own universe.
I am the master of this.
I must take my own advice.
Round 3. After the worst round of my fighting career, I come
back and win this round. Again walking forward, walking him down, and willing
to engage.
Round 4. My recovery was not where it could have been here.
That is my fault. Although winning the early exchanges in 4,
he dips under again and I end up in a bad position with over 3 on the clock. I
work to regain position and end up upright, with my back to the fence.
A stable position.
Here however, I made a critical error of abandoning my over
hook at this crucial time, exposing the back, and I end up beaten fair and
square.
What can I say?
It was a great fight and it was my pleasure.
I will be back with my confidence high.
Fully prepared.
If it is not the rematch right away, no problem.
I will face the next in line.
It’s all me always, anyway.
See you soon my fighting fans I love you all.
