{"id":310884,"date":"2019-04-25T05:42:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310884"},"modified":"2019-04-25T05:42:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:42:39","slug":"opponent-says-conor-mcgregor-threw-cheap-shot-in-exhibition-boxing-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/opponent-says-conor-mcgregor-threw-cheap-shot-in-exhibition-boxing-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Opponent says Conor McGregor threw cheap shot in exhibition boxing match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor once again laced up the boxing gloves. This time, however, he was not taking on a legend for millions of dollars under a Jumbotron in Las Vegas. Instead, he took part in an exhibition bout with amateur boxer Michael McGrane, which went down in his former haunts, the Crumlin Boxing Club in Dublin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to TMZ, McGrane opened up on this exhibition bout with Conor McGregor and claimed the UFC star zapped him with a cheap shot \u2014 a left hand thrown seconds after the opening bell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conor McGregor Hit Me with Brutal, Cheap Shot on Video, Boxer Claims | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdKlo3oZPZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe touch gloves at the start of the fight and you\u2019re meant to go back to your corner, but Conor never went back to his corner,\u201d McGrane told TMZ Sports (transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bloody Elbow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2019\/4\/25\/18515118\/ufc-amateur-boxer-claims-conor-mcgregor-hit-him-with-cheap-shot-exhibition-match-mma-news\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cConor leaped at me with a left hook, the clinical left hooks, and he caught me flush in the eye with his clinical left hook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, it was a cheap shot. It was the cheapest shot I\u2019ve ever caught in my life. Conor McGregor hit me with a cheap shot in his hometown.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this mishap, McGrane is understandably proud of his bout with the former UFC champ Conor McGregor, which ended in a draw for the sake of ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was a bit shocked that we didn\u2019t give up. I\u2019m not like most people,\u201d he said. \u201cIt takes a lot for me to give up, especially if you\u2019re in there with a double-world champion, I\u2019m not gonna give up that easy. Definitely not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you believe the opening salvo thrown by Conor McGregor in this bout was a cheap shot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/25\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor once again laced up the boxing gloves. This time, however, he was not taking on a legend for millions of dollars under a Jumbotron in Las Vegas. 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