{"id":117689,"date":"2014-11-03T17:13:43","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T01:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=117689"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:12:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:12:32","slug":"rory-macdonald-admits-he-wants-to-emulate-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rory-macdonald-admits-he-wants-to-emulate-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald Admits He Wants To Emulate Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/if-the-ufc-is-smart-they-wont-make-mcgregor-fight-mendes\/conor-mcgregor-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115535\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Conor-McGregor.png\" alt=\"Conor McGregor\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Conor-McGregor.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Conor-McGregor-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Conor-McGregor-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hype surrounding Conor McGregor is undeniable.  McGregor, who is currently on a 12-fight winning streak, is 5-0 in the UFC, and should he defeat Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night Boston in January, will likely face Jose Aldo for the featherweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has an extremely unique, and impressive style of standup, one that closely resembles that of Lyoto Machida, and even top ranked UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald wants to fight like &#8216;Notorious&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>MacDonald spoke to Ariel Helwani on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/11\/3\/7151485\/rory-macdonald-on-conor-mcgregor-ronda-rousey-gsp-and-metamoris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yeah, I\u2019m really impressed by him.  He\u2019s on the cutting [edge] on some stuff I think. His movement and striking, it\u2019s got my attention for sure. I want to emulate some of it for sure<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s doing the right thing to get noticed quick, but I think he would have done it anyway with his skill set. I\u2019m more of a fan of his skills. The way he talks is the way he talks, but I\u2019m more of a fan of his work in the cage. His movement, his confidence, and there\u2019s a lot of little technical things he does with his striking that I think I could use. I like it. It\u2019s new.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your take on McGregor&#8217;s style of striking?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hype surrounding Conor McGregor is undeniable. McGregor, who is currently on a 12-fight winning streak, is 5-0 in the UFC, and should he defeat Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night Boston in January, will likely face Jose Aldo for the featherweight championship. 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