Liam Neeson has referred to as out UFC icon Conor McGregor as a “little leprechaun” who provides their house nation of Eire a horrible status.
He doesn’t know who you’re and he doesn’t know what you need, however Liam Neeson will discover you and can kill you, particularly for those who rub him the fallacious approach. Liam Neeson has now singled out famed UFC icon and silly tattoo connoisseur Conor McGregor as somebody who, by the use of combined martial arts, is giving a nasty identify to the Irish.
In a brand new interview with Males’s Well being, Liam Neeson bluntly stated, “That little leprechaun Conor McGregor, he provides Eire a nasty identify. I do know he’s match, and I love him for that. However I can’t take it.” The “it” Neeson is referring to is UFC (Final Combating Championship), which he sees as little greater than an organized, multibillion greenback bar combat–which can make sense since McGregor will make his function debut within the upcoming Highway Home remake, most actually tussling with individuals as his principal character trait. “UFC I can’t stand. That to me is sort of a bar combat. I do know the practitioners are like, ‘no, you’re fallacious—the months of coaching we do …’ Why don’t you simply seize a beer bottle and hit the opposite man over the pinnacle? That’s the subsequent stage of the UFC. I hate it.”
Whereas Liam Neeson did admit to admiring fellow Irishman Conor McGregor, his feedback can’t assist however conjure up what would definitely be the best pay-per-view gimmick combat in historical past (which McGregor is aware of loads about, sparring with Floyd Mayweather for a giant fats paycheck again in 2017). And whereas Neeson will in fact by no means step into the octagon, no less than his smack discuss is on level with the most effective of them!
In lieu of pummeling Conor McGregor, Liam Neeson has quite a few promising motion pictures on the slate, together with bringing again two beloved characters to the display screen: personal eye Philip Marlowe in Neil Jordan’s Marlowe and the bumbling Frank Drebin in a reboot of The Bare Gun, set to start filming this summer season. McGregor, in the meantime, has talked of retirement from skilled preventing for a while.
What do you consider Liam Neeson’s ideas on Conor McGregor and the UFC? Tell us your take within the feedback part beneath!
