Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Conor “Notorious” McGregor is gearing up for what may become the payday of his career. The fighter has been looking to lock in an epic cross-promotional bout with boxing phenom Floyd Mayweather Jr. Now, the fighter is getting his wish. With that in mind, it would appear that Conor McGregor is looking to change things up in his training.
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are set to face off on Aug. 26 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In preparation for the event, Conor McGregor has gone to social media to share an update on his training.
Over Twitter, the fighter titled himself “King Ghost.” The social media post punctuated a series of images of the fighter practicing techniques in his boxing, as can be seen below.
King Ghost. pic.twitter.com/gQtHGGbu6Z
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 26, 2017
Disappearing pic.twitter.com/9CV8WMJb6k
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 26, 2017
Reappearing pic.twitter.com/K5Y8NAmrie
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 26, 2017
I am not there pic.twitter.com/JnfDNcuMgb
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 26, 2017
I am here pic.twitter.com/NiV3MXM2mA
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 26, 2017
Right hook. Orthodox. pic.twitter.com/cKV9orMNCv
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 26, 2017