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Former NFL Star Shannon Sharpe Claims Conor McGregor is a ‘One-Dimensional’ Fighter, Francis Ngannou Disagrees

Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe threw some shade at some of the UFC’s biggest names, including Irish megastar Conor McGregor.

Recently, Sharpe welcomed former UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou onto the latest episode of Club Shay Shay. During their two-hour conversation, the pair covered multiple topics, but one of the more interesting moments came from Sharpe himself when he suggested that fighters like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor, two of the biggest and most successful names in MMA history, are nothing more than one-dimensional fighters.

“The one thing about MMA, you can’t be one-dimensional,” Sharpe said (with a certain degree of authority).