DUBAI: Conor McGregor is having a busy month.
Fresh off his recent surprise viral moment at BKFC, the bare-knuckle competition, in which he stole the show, McGregor returns with two more shows of his own — “Forever McGregor” debuting on Netflix on May 17 and “The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor versus Team Chandler” on May 30 on ESPN.
From the trailer footage, it looks like “Forever McGregor” will cover his eventful 2021 and aftermath.
Middle East MMA fans can expect to see footage of the star’s training camp in Dubai, as he prepared to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi.
The Irishman was on his best behavior during this period, showing the utmost respect toward his opponent. After a defeat by technical knockout, he went full villain mode as he landed a rematch with Poirier for UFC 264 in Las Vegas. McGregor not only turned heel but suffered a vicious and freak leg break injury.
The documentary looks set to chronicle his road to some kind of redemption as he mounts a comeback in true Rocky fashion. “I don’t let defeat faze me, true champions rise again,” he reportedly said recently.
McGregor is also one of the head coaches on season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” the UFC’s long-running reality TV show. The premise of the show centers on two established fighters leading their respective teams of professional MMA fighters, who live and train together, as they compete for a six-figure UFC contract.
McGregor is pitted against Michael Chandler and it is believed the two will fight each other toward the end of the year, with the show hyping up the storyline.
As yet, the fighters have not signed to fight, nor is there any clarity on the weight class. It does not seem to matter to McGregor, who has seemingly any number of narrative outcomes up his sleeve.
Appearing on the biggest sports network in the world and one of the most popular streaming services — both shows are likely to provide enough television and Internet content to keep him talked about for the rest of the year.
Once the Conor McGregor promotional Pandora’s box is opened, there seems no way to put him back in.
In his own words recently: “It’s McGregor forever and don’t you forget it.”
Conor McGregor set to have a busy May
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Conor McGregor set to have a busy May
- The Irish MMA fighter will star in two new shows this month
- Middle East MMA fans can expect to see footage of the star’s training camp in Dubai, as he prepared to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi
Supersub strikes again as Sesko gives Man United win at Everton
- The defeat was a blow to Everton’s hopes of a place in next year’s European competitions and left it languishing in ninth, behind Brentford and Bournemouth
LIVERPOOL, England: Manchester United supersub Benjamin Sesko scored 13 minutes after entering the field to give his side a 1-0 win over Everton in the Premier League on Monday.
It was the third time in four games that Sesko has scored after coming off the bench and secured points for United.
“I believe in me and so do the other players as well,” Sesko told Sky Sports. “They know what they are going to get when I arrive in the game. It’s up to me to deliver of course.”
His goal with 19 minutes remaining finished off the slickest move of an otherwise stodgy game.
Bryan Mbeumo controlled Matheus Cunha’s superb long ball and played a perfectly weighted pass to the feet of Sesko, who steered the ball past Jordan Pickford with aplomb.
“It was a great finish,” United interim coach Michael Carrick said. “It was a ruthless finish. I liked the way he put it away with real confidence. It was great play from Cunha and Mbeumo to set it up and we are dangerous on the break.”
Until then defenses had been on top and the lack of attacking fluency was not helped by a heavy pitch that appeared to slow down both teams.
The result took fourth-placed United three points clear of Chelsea and Liverpool. United was three behind Aston Villa.
It also extended Carrick’s unbeaten run to six games since he replaced Ruben Amorim on Jan. 13.
The defeat was a blow to Everton’s hopes of a place in next year’s European competitions and left it languishing in ninth, behind Brentford and Bournemouth and eight points adrift of Chelsea and Liverpool.
David Moyes’ men have gone seven games without a win at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
“Generally we did very well in lots of bits,” Moyes said. “We got done on the counterattack and they ran away and got the goal that was there. We put in a great effort to get the goal but lacked the quality to make it count.”
