{"id":402535,"date":"2021-12-27T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T20:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=402535"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T20:51:01","slug":"katie-taylor-doesnt-believe-conor-mcgregor-gets-the-respect-he-deserves-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/katie-taylor-doesnt-believe-conor-mcgregor-gets-the-respect-he-deserves-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Taylor doesn\u2019t believe Conor McGregor gets the respect he deserves in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katie Taylor doesn’t believe Conor McGregor gets the respect he deserves in Ireland and made her opinions known in a recent appearance on ‘The MMA Hour’:<\/p>\n

\u201cI messaged him after the Dustin Poirier fight, just to offer some words of encouragement really,\u201d<\/em> Taylor said (h\/t MMAFighting<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s always been a fantastic support to me, but I think he\u2019s just someone who\u2019s actually transcended the sport. He\u2019s like, for me, the Muhammad Ali of the UFC. He\u2019s just a fantastic athlete. A great businessman as well. But what he\u2019s done in the sport and the UFC has been absolutely incredible, and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s celebrated as much as he should be here in Ireland. I think he is an absolute global superstar and just a phenomenal athlete, and he\u2019s always been a complete gentleman towards me.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI know that he\u2019s trained at Crumlin Boxing Club an awful lot, a place where I actually trained on a regular occasion as an amateur boxer as well,\u201d<\/em> Taylor added. \u201cI used to go there on a regular occasion for sparring sessions, so that\u2019s obviously a connection that we have.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Taylor, an undefeated boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist doesn’t believe Conor McGregor gets the appreciation he deserves back home in Ireland for his accomplishments inside the octagon.\u201cI just think he\u2019s had a few controversial moments outside of the cage as well that people obviously didn\u2019t appreciate,\u201d<\/em> Taylor said.<\/p>\n

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It’s complicated because the UFC star is a popular yet controversial figure in Ireland. McGregor, outside the ring, has had sexual assault allegations, altercations and arrests. This included punching an elderly man at a Dublin pub for “turning down a drink” and punching an Italian DJ<\/a> at a luxury hotel in Rome.<\/p>\n

Taylor continued,\u201cBut I\u2019m looking at him as just a phenomenal athlete, and someone who I generally think has transcended the sport, someone who\u2019s become bigger than the sport. Nearly every time he does fight, it\u2019s an absolute huge event. He still gets the highest number of pay-per-view figures and he\u2019s still the highest-paid athlete in the UFC. I just look at him as just an outstanding athlete, and I can\u2019t wait to see him come back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, McGregor has headlined all six of the highest-selling pay-per-views in UFC history and is listed as one of the highest paid athletes in 2021 (Forbes’ list). After suffering an injury in his loss to Poirier at UFC 264, he’s expected to return to the ring in 2022.<\/p>\n

UFC President Dana White believes 2022 could be the perfect year for Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor to have their highly anticipated trilogy fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do you think Conor McGregor gets a bad wrap in Ireland and who would you like to see him fight in 2022? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Katie Taylor doesn’t believe Conor McGregor gets the respect he deserves in Ireland and made her opinions known in a recent appearance on ‘The MMA Hour’: \u201cI messaged him after the Dustin Poirier fight, just to offer some words of encouragement really,\u201d Taylor said (h\/t MMAFighting). \u201cHe\u2019s always been a fantastic support to me, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54491,"featured_media":288822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10107,10089,48952,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nKatie Taylor doesn\u2019t believe Conor McGregor gets the respect he deserves in Ireland | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Katie Taylor doesn't believe Conor McGregor gets the respect he deserves in his home country of Ireland.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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