Right after his second-round knockout loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, Conor McGregor blamed his inactivity for the fight’s outcome. It was, after all, his first Octagon appearance a year and some change after UFC 246 when he stopped Donald Cerrone inside 46 seconds.
Not everyone is buying it, Hall-of-Famer Michael Bisping being one of them. “The Count” used his experience of getting choked out by an “off the couch” Georges St-Pierre three years ago as a counter-argument.
But some of combat sports’ notable figures agree with “The Notorious.” Speaking with veteran journalist Gareth Davies in a recent interview, two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury explained how a long layoff affects a fighter’s performance.