“I was always sure that Conor would be a star when he got into the UFC. That’s what I told Joe Silva and Sean Shelby when I was writing them. Everybody was predicting this. But if course it’s been very fast. He has embraced the opportunity and put in the work.”
That’s what Conor McGregor’s former manager, Halli Nelson, told MMAFighting. He always knew that McGregor would be a star, but did admit that he was shocked at how quick it all happened.
If McGregor loses on Saturday, will he still be the UFC’s biggest star?
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