Conor McGregor is a unique athletic talent. He is big for the two weight divisions he has competed in, enjoys a significant reach advantage against his opponents and supplements that reach with speed, explosive power, timing and accuracy. Conor himself often notes how small his opponents are compared to him.
A great asset of Conor McGregor’s fighting ability is his great chin. It took Mayweather a series of punches to stun him and Floyd was only able to do that after consistently attacking Conor’s body, round after round. Here are two examples of his ability to take a punch, from his fight against Chad Mendes: gif1, gif 2.