{"id":277378,"date":"2018-05-29T10:31:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T17:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=277378"},"modified":"2018-05-29T10:31:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T17:31:58","slug":"hollywood-star-chris-pratt-has-high-praise-for-conor-mcgregor-and-sbg-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/hollywood-star-chris-pratt-has-high-praise-for-conor-mcgregor-and-sbg-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood star Chris Pratt has high praise for Conor McGregor and SBG Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt, who has recently starred in blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Infinity War, is big on MMA. He even <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator-200\/the-crowd-at-bellator-200-will-be-full-of-mainstream-stars\/\">attended Bellator 200 in London last Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit to the UK, Pratt spoke with entertainment.ie. In this interview, the Hollywood star discussed his love for MMA and<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\"> Conor McGregor<\/a>, and said that he&#8217;d love to do some training at SBG Ireland, McGregor&#8217;s home base.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjUxrr4gEFU\/<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you out of your mind? I would love to!\u201d Pratt said when asked if he&#8217;d like to train at SBG (transcribed by John Balfe for <a href=\"https:\/\/themaclife.com\/featured-posts\/hollywood-superstar-chris-pratt-no-question-sbg-ireland-world-class-created-maybe-best-pound-pound-fighter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mac Life<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m slightly tied up with a press tour at the moment but I\u2019m telling you, I would love to. I\u2019m a huge fan of MMA obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConor\u2019s camp, they\u2019re terrific. Like you said, they\u2019re one of the best in the world. I have a lot of friends in other gyms. Look, no question [SBG Ireland] is world class and they created maybe the best pound for pound fighter in the world out there and there\u2019s some great fighters coming up out of there and I\u2019d love to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m under no illusions that I would ever be able to do anything but just be a punching bag, but I\u2019d be happy to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Chris Pratt <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-page\/hollywood-star-chris-pratt-gives-michael-page-a-rave-review-this-dude-is-the-future\/\">also had some high praise for British MMA star Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page<\/a>, referring to him as &#8220;the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks [Bellator] for an amazing night,\u201d Pratt said in an Instagram post shortly after Bellator 200. \u201cI was honored to meet [Michael Page]. Peep the infinity gauntlet! Straight up? This dude is the future. Never seen anything like him before. He moves like Anderson Silva or Jon Jones, has more swag than Connor McGregor. I\u2019ve never seen a more mean, dynamic, explosive showman in the ring. He viciously and systematically broke his opponent, a very worthy man by the way. Can not wait to watch him fight again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/29\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt, who has recently starred in blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Infinity War, is big on MMA. He even attended Bellator 200 in London last Friday. During his visit to the UK, Pratt spoke with entertainment.ie. 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