Report: Conor McGregor Will Shed 27 Pounds Leading Up To UFC 189

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The “Notorious” Conor McGregor has previously said multiple times that he is the bigger man compared to the rest of the combatants in the featherweight division, and it seems as if McGregor wasn’t lying. Scheduled to meet late replacement Chad “Money” Mendes for the interim title at next Saturday’s (July 11, 2015) UFC 189 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, McGregor recently had a discussion about his weight with fighter turned analyst Chael Sonnen.

Apparently the Irish phenom will have quite a bit of weight to shed, as Sonnen spoke on the Jim Rome Show, saying that he was impressed at how big McGregor was, but that the “Notorious” one weighed in around 172-pounds just eight days out, meaning he has 27 pounds to cut to meet the 145-pound limit:

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“He’s a very big guy. I was impressed with how big he is,” Chael Sonnen said. “I was like ‘Conor, what do you weigh?’, he said ‘I’m around 172 lbs’. He’s got to be 145 lbs in eight days.”

Continuing on, “The American Gangster” noted that McGregor will definitely have the size advantage over Mendes, but Sonnen isn’t necessarily sure if that will help the “Notorious” one or not, as it could slow him down:

“He’s going to be a little bit bigger than Chad. I don’t know if that helps or not. It might slow him down. He’s a big guy,” he continued. “I’ve (cut that much weight) before, but I’m considerably bigger. Percentage-wise, I wouldn’t have to lose quite as much.”

Sonnen closed by voicing concerns over how McGregor will actually cut the weight. The Irish bad boy seems to be insanely busy with media obligations, and “The American Gangster” seems to think it may difficult for McGregor to lose the extra pounds:

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“I don’t know how he’s going to do it. He’s very lean. He has a very busy schedule. He’s training at Las Vegas. He was just in LA with Conan O’Brien last night. He’s in New York for Reebok a day before that. He was in Connecticut the day before that,” he said. “One, how does he do the weight? And two, how does he find the time? I don’t know.”

Could this be normal for McGregor? He usually looks fast, and in shape on fight night, but 27 pounds in eight days definitely seems like a lot to lose.

How will McGregor look on fight night?