Those on Conor McGregor’s team are certain that McGregor dropped Malignaggi in sparring two weeks ago. Malignaggi says it was a push and not a legitimate knockdown.
Now that the footage has been released, by UFC president Dana White on social media last Friday, it should be clear. Except it isn’t.
Both sides are sticking to their stories. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Malignaggi said McGregor pushed his head down and when he tried to pull it back up, McGregor let go and Malignaggi became off balance and fell to the mat.