Conor McGregor Says He Helped Train A Guy To Kill Someone
Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor experienced a tragic moment in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland a few months back. McGregor was cage side for the the Total Extreme Fighting (TEF) championship event at the National Boxing Stadium. At this very event, Charlie Ward, a teammate of McGregor’s at Ireland’s Straight Blast Gym, scored a technical knockout victory over Portuguese competitor Joao Carvalho. In shocking and devastating nature, Carvalho passed away following the loss.
Given that Ward is a teammate of the 145-pound champion, McGregor seems to feel somewhat responsible for the death of Carvalho. Check out what McGregor recently said to the Irish Mirror:
“It’s f*cked up. I wasn’t just watching that fight. I helped train a guy to kill someone, and then someone wound up dying. This is a f*cking dangerous game. People call it a sport, but it’s fighting. I’m just making sure it ain’t me. And that’s f*cked up.”
While the situation is horrific to say the least, it obviously wasn’t McGregor’s fault, as the unfortunate circumstances simply stemmed from the dangerous nature of the beast that is mixed martial arts. The “Notorious” one, who was clearly effected by the passing of Carvalho, will compete for the first time since the event later this month, taking on Nate Diaz in a highly-anticipated rematch at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas, Nevada.
