'McGregor Forever' episode 4 recap: Dustin Poirier 3, leg injury, and haters
Recapping episode 4 of 'McGregor Forever' the new Netflix documentary detailing Conor McGregor's comeback.
The new documentary that follows MMA's biggest star, Conor McGregor, has received heaps of praise since its release. Exclusively on Netflix, the four episode limited series follows McGregor around throughout his last four fights in the UFC.
The last episode focuses on his historic trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, with the build up and his subsequent horrific leg break the main talking points. If you haven't had the time to catch up on the final episode or have been keeping up with it through our reviews, here is the final recap of McGregor Forever.
The final episode is quite fittingly named 'Till the day I go out', and it does leave us all wondering what exactly McGregor is up to next.
Full recap of 'McGregor Forever' episode 4
A theme throughout this episode is the many voices, whether legitimate or not, that are calling for McGregor to retire. Following his KO loss to Poirier at UFC 257, many fans believed that the former double champ just didn't have the fire in him anymore.
From his friendly approach towards Poirier and his calm demeanor, it seems that the one thing that made McGregor such a huge star as he rose to the top was no longer there. Where was the trash talking, brash, and wild McGregor? Essentially, everyone was wondering whether 'The Notorious' was gone from McGregor, and if he could ever get it back.
It then goes on to his training montage, a staple throughout the show and every single episode. Although these get very repetitive throughout the show, what stood out the most was how McGregor and his team discussed strategy for Poirier, as well as the overall health of McGregor heading into this bout.
It appears the best thing they could all come up with is the exact same strategy that Poirier had during UFC 257. Throw everything at the calf. Throughout the camp, McGregor decides to train without shin guards, aggravating the ankle and shin injury he received from Poirier after their second fight.
Considering what we know now, it is both sad and ironic that nobody stopped McGregor from taking those decisions. In fact, a common thread throughout the documentary is that McGregor is surrounded by 'yes men'. They rarely contradict or tell him to do otherwise, which clearly failed coming into this third fight. The game plan was off, his body wasn't properly healed, and he seemed too rushed to want to avenge his loss.
Instead of doing that, a not 100% McGregor was taken down, pounded throughout the first round, and then broke his foot that had been troubling him the whole time. I'm no doctor but based on the footage from the documentary, it is surprising that McGregor was even allowed to compete given the severity of the injury.
The episode ends with McGregor's early recovery and the montage of the many haters that continue to call for his retirement. This is immediately countered by his coaches and manager who state that McGregor has never been hungrier to return as he is finally able to hit the pads for the first time since the leg snap.
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