Conor McGregor Jr knocks down Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of UFC 229 title fight
Could this be an omen ahead of the eagerly anticipated UFC title fight?!
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Conor McGregor Jr may only be eighteen-months-old, but the toddler seems to have already inherited a few of his old man’s tricks of the trade.
Ahead of his father’s UFC lightweight title fight with undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jr has been filmed attacking a cardboard cut-out of the Russian fighter – with devastating results.
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Watched on by McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis, Jr aims a stiff right-hook at the image of Khabib’s face, sending it hurtling to the floor.
This isn’t the first time that Jr has stolen the limelight ahead of UFC 229.
The toddler also sent fans into a frenzy at the open workouts, when he walked onto the mat emulating his dad’s famous billionaire strut ring walk.
Conor Jr was born on May 5, 2017, and his grandfather Tony McGregor announced he will be getting a sibling by early January 2019.
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