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Roy Jones Jr. believes he can help Conor McGregor get back to training, but only on his own terms.
McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg in a trilogy loss against Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Jones believes he can motivate McGregor to get back to training, but not in the Irishman’s current surroundings. Jones is confident he can help McGregor if the former UFC champ leaves his usual environment. A former world champion, Jones has coached champions like Jermall Charlo and Chris Eubanks Jr. in the past.
Jones Explains How to Motivate McGregor
“I could [help re-motivate Conor McGregor], but I’d have to get him out of his surroundings for a minute,” Jones Jr. told TitanPlay. “I think I could make him enjoy training again, enjoy learning again. I can always teach boxing — I know it like the back of my hand. If I got him out of that environment, I could teach him and make it fun again. That’d make him want to fight — to try some of the stuff he learned. If he really wanted to get out of it, yes, I could help.”
McGregor was scheduled to return against Michael Chandler last year before pulling out due to a toe injury. McGregor’s personal life has also been turbulent, as he was recently found guilty in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a woman named Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel. McGregor has also been accused of sexually assaulting a woman after an NBA Finals game at the Kaseya Center in Miami in 2023. However, McGregor vows to return against Chandler at the UFC White House card in June 2026.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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