McGregor reacts to Stone Cold meme with four words after UFC 329 exit
Conor McGregor joked that a Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon meme matched his August. The reaction came after his UFC 329 injury and recovery. Meanwhile, Khabib Nurmagomedov described McGregor as his toughest mental challenge at that stage of his career, while making clear that Justin Gaethje later presented a harder overall fight for him inside the Octagon there.
Conor McGregor's August has been likened to Stone Cold Steve Austin's infamous meme involving Vince McMahon, according to the former UFC two-division champion. The meme showed Austin attacking McMahon, with the caption "How all of August felt." McGregor's response to the comparison was a simple "Literally identical lol!" while he recovers from an injury that ended his UFC 329 comeback in July.
The meme appeared to encapsulate the strange sequence of events around his recovery, as McGregor's brief fight against Max Holloway lasted only 69 seconds, and he suffered a knee injury early in the bout. Holloway dismissed McGregor's theory that the fog during his entrance may have caused him to slip, while McGregor has remained tight-lipped about the circumstances.
The comparison was particularly fitting as McGregor has a history of interest in professional wrestling, particularly WWE, and previously praised Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin. However, the meme's meaning was less about wrestling and more about the peculiar circumstances of his comeback. Meanwhile, Khabib Nurmagomedov recently stated that McGregor was his toughest mental challenge, describing the build-up as especially difficult due to McGregor's personal discussions about family, religion, and personal life.
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