UFC superstar Conor McGregor was in attendance for Saturday night’s boxing match between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia. Not only that, he made it to the locker room after the fight to talk to the fighter he was supporting.
This was Garcia, who lost to Davis by knockout in the seventh round at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Afterwards, McGregor spoke face-to-face with Garcia as his team members gathered around him. The former second division UFC champion did his best to lift Garcia’s spirits with some uplifting words and seemed to suggest that the controversial rehydration clause affected Garcia’s ability to recover from Davis’ body shot that ended the fight.
“It’s on you 1-0. Yos are the two biggest names in the division. I want to see that again. I want to see him again right now, and I want to see him without the rehydration requirement,” McGregor said to applause from García’s supporters. …
“My friend, all the respect in the world to you. You are the future. You are the future of this game. I’m watching you all the way. I wish you the best.”
You can watch the exchange below (via Twitter):
‼ ️ Conor McGregor gives support to Ryan Garcia in his dressing room after defeating Gervonta Davis: “I want to see him again, I want to see him without the rehydration clause.”
[🎥 @RyanGarcia] pic.twitter.com/OtBlehNBjM
– Michael Benson April 23, 2023
On the whole, Garcia struggled to get anything against Davis, whose 27th knockout (in 29 wins) was the punctuation mark for another great performance. The scores – 59-55, 58-56 and 58-56 – might seem to indicate the fight was close, but for the most part it was Davis’ control.
It should come as no surprise that McGregor is supporting Garcia — or at least against Davis, 28, a protégé of Floyd Mayweather. McGregor and Mayweather fought until they had one of the biggest fights in combat sports history, which Mayweather won by 10th round TKO in August 2017.
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