{"id":232007,"date":"2017-04-06T12:48:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=232007"},"modified":"2017-04-06T12:49:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:49:16","slug":"nac-executive-director-bob-bennett-confident-conor-mcgregor-can-get-boxing-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nac-executive-director-bob-bennett-confident-conor-mcgregor-can-get-boxing-license\/","title":{"rendered":"NAC executive director Bob Bennett confident Conor McGregor can get boxing license"},"content":{"rendered":"

While talks of a potential Conor McGregor<\/a> vs. Floyd Mayweather showdown have continued to progress, the UFC lightweight champion has yet to receive his boxing license in Nevada. When talks of a McGregor-Mayweather superfight began to pick up steam, McGregor received his boxing license in California, however the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to license McGregor given his inexperience in boxing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now however, with McGregor recently stating that a fight with Mayweather is “very close”<\/a> to being finalized. NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett spoke to Boxing News<\/a> that he now doesn’t see an issue with McGregor being given a license in Nevada:<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go back, he took up kickboxing at the age of 12. As a youth he became an All-Ireland boxing champion. He goes to the UFC, of course he had several [MMA] fights before that, and while he\u2019s with the UFC he\u2019s 21-3 with 17 of those wins coming via knockout or TKO.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a stand-up fighter, he\u2019s a southpaw, he hits like a tonne of bricks, he\u2019s got a great jaw, he\u2019s 5\u2019 9\u2019\u2019 and he\u2019s got a reach of 74 inches. If you take a look at his wins in the UFC, they\u2019re predominantly from striking [punching] and if you take a look at the fact he was able to move from 145[lbs] to 155 to 170, he\u2019s displayed some awesome unarmed combat skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s proven that he can fight as a stand-up fighter. I\u2019ve seen some tape of him boxing, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll get an updated version of his skill-set as a fighter. I certainly think he\u2019s worthy of being approved to fight Floyd Mayweather. His UFC background is critical in approving this fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if negotiations progress to the point of McGregor potentially being granted a boxing license in Nevada!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/6\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While talks of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather showdown have continued to progress, the UFC lightweight champion has yet to receive his boxing license in Nevada. 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