'McGregor Forever' episode 2 recap: Hand surgery, Cowboy Cerrone & Dee Devlin
Recapping episode 1 of 'McGregor Forever' the new Netflix documentary detailing Conor McGregor's comeback.
It goes without saying that whatever Conor McGregor does, the whole world will be watching. Whether it is a boxing or MMA fight, the release of yet another Proper 12 whiskey bottle, or simply being on a luxury yacht that none of us could even dream of stepping foot on, McGregor always has the MMA world in his hands.
Such is the case with McGregor's newest venture, his documentary McGregor Forever that is now airing exclusively on Netflix. It offers an insight into the last four years of McGregor's career and personal life.
In case you haven't had the chance to catch the second of the four episode limited series, here is a full recap of McGregor Forever episode 2: 'As Real As It Gets.'
'McGregor Forever' episode 2 full recap
The episode is focused around the aftermath of the Khabib Nurmagomedov fight as well as the pre-fight buildup to his main event clash against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. It begins with McGregor's hand injury, the surgery, and how he dealt with what he calls the first major injury of his career.
Perhaps the most shocking behind the scene tidbit we got was that McGregor was offered, and accepted, a fight against 'Frankie.' While he does not give a last name, we can only assume the UFC offered McGregor Frankie Edgar at 155 pounds and it does seem that the only reason the fight did not materialize was due to McGregor's hand injury.
The majority of the episode then shifts towards Cerrone, giving audience members the chance to see exactly how McGregor prepares for the huge pay-per-view main events he has been a part of since 2015. To be completely honest, the behind the scenes look is interesting but it does not appear to go much further than a UFC Countdown video bar the fact that the only focus is McGregor and not his opponent.
Sure, there is no 'hype' or trying to build up a fight since we already know the outcome but the show does fall slightly flat if it is truly trying to be something more than just a shallow insight into McGregor's personal life.
The biggest takeaway from the episode is not how he trains or how he mentally preps himself but rather the McGregor we don't see, a man who is extremely happy to have the family he has. McGregor usually comes off as a guy you wouldn't want anywhere near your daughter but the love he has for his fiancée Dee Devlin and his two children is truly heart warming.
You wouldn't expect the man who calls his opponents rats and throws heavy equipment at buses to pull on your heart strings but that's exactly what McGregor Forever does when you see him interact with his loved ones.
Episode 2 ends with the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues it caused McGregor, particularly the fact that he wished to fight two to three times in 2020 following his victory over Cerrone at the beginning of the year. It was both surprising yet not that shocking to hear McGregor was close to a welterweight title fight following his annihilation of Cerrone and that the pandemic halted that process completely.
Much like McGregor and his team, we are all left wondering how without a pandemic, we might have seen Kamaru Usman taking on the brash Irishman at UFC 251.
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