Conor McCarthy | Cage Legacy European Pro Featherweight Champion

Summary

Check out the official Cage Legacy 23 post-fight interview! Tony Zuniga talks with "The Hotstepper" himself, Conor McCarthy, to talk his recent victory. We talk match details from a fast paced flying knee to landing another first round knockout. Connor tells us what was going…

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Mr Conor McCarthy hey how first of all congratulations on that win um how did you feel about that Straight Out The Gate he was in your face with that knee yeah man like I knew he was going to start fast he had to start fast once the fight settled down I knew I was going to take control but uh he caught me off guard man yeah he started with the flly knee and then just rushing me I had to Shell up and one he clinched to go take me down that's when it slowed down he couldn't get me down I broke away and then I I was it was always over for me I knew was just going to piece him up but wow he came out with a very fast pace yeah it it was a very good fight um he he he looked he definitely looked comfortable on the ground uh got believe you knocked him down you got a nice clean shot to his head knocked him down I thought the fight was going to be over then same then you guys so you guys kind of got wrapped up you got wrapped up in your legs I knew he was a black Bel so I had that in the back of my head and he locked up a triangle and uh once he had the triangle he just tried to you know stand up out of the guard and then he tried to go for a leg attack I just pulling my leg out but yeah I knew that was his only danger keeping on the feet it was going to be impossible for him to win he just had to take me down and well I dropped him the next time I didn't want to go near him did did you have like a like a plan going into this yeah stuff to take down and keep it on the feet jab ahead no kicks just Jabs or straight shots and all you know don't give him a chance to grab my legs no that fight almost reminded me of like like a boxing match cuz he knocked him down about three times and I I thought the ref he should have called it out probably on the at least the second one but it's almost like he was gave him an account there yeah because I just didn't want him to wrap me up I was like let's just keep it back on the feet you have if he doesn't stand up the fight's like over you know if he's on F absolutely know yeah I saw you kind of walk away you kind of like stand up stand up straight up bang hand again yeah yeah know uh it was a what was that first of all there was a fantastic fight uh congratulations thank you I I I appreciate your time here and pleasure my man thank you so much no problem thank you all the best have a good one cheers all right man