Former dual-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor is getting lots of advice from famous ex-fighters ahead of his eagerly anticipated comeback.
The Irishman, who suffered a fractured tibia and fibula at UFC 264 in July, is now back in training and has announced his intention to return to action later this year.
McGregor is intent on returning against the very best opposition despite the fact he is coming off a significant injury, is on a two-fight losing streak, and has won just one fight since 2016.
During his time in rehabilitation, ‘Notorious’ expressed his intention to return in a lightweight title fight against Charles Oliveira before later turning his attention to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson thinks McGregor would be foolish to jump in against the very best fighters right now and recently advised the UFC superstar to take some tune-up fights.
“I’m a strong believer that after a defeat, you should do a couple of fights to get your feet wet.
“Conor, I think you should build your confidence up and go do what you do: win excitingly,” Tyson said to Henry Cejudo on The Fight Card podcast.
The heavyweight boxing legend seemed to think that even a fight against former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, who has lost four straight, may be too much for McGregor at the minute.
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“Well, that’s a tough fight, man,” Tyson said. “He’s a warrior, regardless if he lose. He makes exciting fights. It’s hard to beat that guy. I want no big-time guy, let him get three fights and build his confidence back up. Every fight the opponent goes to a higher level.”
British UFC legend Michael Bisping disagrees with Tyson and thinks McGregor should shoot for the stars in his comeback, rather than risk losing against low-level opponents.
“I understand what Mike [Tyson] is talking about there,” Bisping said in a video posted to his YouTube channel.
“However, the circumstances with McGregor right now – it’s a risky one. If he goes into a tune-up fight there’s no gimmes, there’s no guarantees in the fight game and if he loses to them, then it’s even worse if he was to go in let’s say against the champ, Charles Oliveira.
"If he loses to someone ranked down the pecking order, ranked five, six, seven, something like that, now it’s a very different conversation that’s taking place.”
“I think Conor should go for the biggest fight possible, in my humble opinion because we don’t know how many he’s got left.”
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