Georges St-Pierre has advised Conor McGregor on what he needs to do for a successful UFC comeback.
McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns from a five-year layoff to rematch Max Holloway (27-9 MMA, 23-9 UFC) in the UFC 329 main event on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+). Not only has 37-year-old McGregor been away from competition for years, he will fight for the first time since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
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“I love both fighters. I love to watch them both. I’m a big fan of both,” St-Pierre said of McGregor vs. Holloway on “The Break Talk.” “I think if Conor can put himself back into the grind and be hungry, into that hell zone, he has to see it in a way that he’s in the tunnel, but the light is after the fight. ‘I have to go through that journey in order to see the light, but I’m not going to put myself in the light until I’m done with the fight.’ If he puts himself in that zone, we’re going to have a hell of a fight.”
According to FanDuel, ex-UFC featherweight champion Holloway is a moderate -250 favorite over former UFC dual-champion McGregor, who is a +190 underdog. McGregor won their first outing at featherweight in 2013 by unanimous decision.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 329: Legend says McGregor must embrace ‘hell zone’ vs. Holloway
