UFC analyst and former competitor Kenny Florian has come forward with his thoughts on the announced boxing match between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On the recent edition of UFC Tonight, Kenny Florian explained that he believes Conor McGregor must get inside the head of his opponent if he wants to be victorious.
As transcribed by Fox Sports, Florian said “I think honestly the best thing that Conor could do is what he does outside of the ring, outside of the cage, and that is get inside the head of Floyd Mayweather. Get him emotional, get him leaping in, that’s when Conor gets the knockouts.
“Everyone talks about the power of Conor, absolutely I’m sure he hits very hard, but he gets guys lunging in. He gets guys emotional. He gets them doing things they don’t normally do and that’s what he needs to do against Floyd. I don’t know if Floyd’s dealt with someone who talks trash like Conor McGregor and gets you emotional like Conor McGregor.”
As far as once the battle begins, Kenny Florian believes Conor McGregor is going to have to utilize the clinch.
“The other thing he could do is try to get nasty,” He said. “Get a little rough, get into the clinch, tire out those arms by doing maybe what Rocky Marciano used to do, which is beat up the arms a little bit, get those tired, clinch him up, try to tire him out. Do something unusual.”
Florian then made his prediction for the epic match up. “If Conor’s going to get it done, it’s probably going to happen early.” He said.
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will face off inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 26.
