McGregor (right) trained with a Game of Thrones actor. Photo: Reproduction
During training for the fight against José Aldo, at the end of last year, Conor McGregor he even did an unusual “shadow” session with Haftor Julius Bjornsson, the actor who plays the character Gregor Clegane in the series 'Game of Thrones'. Although McGregor boasted about his performance, the giant downplayed the training and said he was taking it easy.
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Bjornsson, an incredible 2,06 tall and 181 kg, appeared in the video “hunting” McGregor, 1,75 m tall, who responded by delivering blows to the waistline. Afterwards, the Irish fighter evaluated his performance: “I hit him well. Not even a mountain can withstand these blows of mine,” he declared.
The giant, who has a history of participating in the “Strongest Man in the World” competition, gave a completely different version. “He was trying to punch me, but I didn't feel anything. He believes he won, but he doesn't know I was going easy on him. He had a fight scheduled and I didn't want to break him. He was dedicating himself a lot [to the fight], so I didn't want to break him”, commented, laughing, the actor in an interview with the “GQ” magazine website.
On March 5th, McGregor will face an opponent of his size, but no less dangerous. In the main fight of UFC 196, the Irish featherweight champion will move up to lightweight in an attempt to unseat the belt holder, Rafael dos Anjos.
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