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10th November 2016
03:07pm GMT

"You ain't got a shot. Your coach knows you ain't got a shot and anybody you knows anything about fight knows you ain't got a fucking shot. You're here because you're the easiest dude in the division. That's why you're here."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/796124236691677184?lang=en If Alvarez thinks this is an easy fight, Henry certainly does not. In an interview with Submission Radio, Henry gushed about the Dubliner's talents, especially his striking. He feels that McGregor's stand-up is up there with the best in the history of the sport.
"There's no easy fights at 155. There's not one. I definitely believe Eddie believes it." "Nobody's a fool. Conor's amazing. Take away my guys, he's got some of the best hands in MMA. I'm going to be partial to all of my guys, but he has some of the best hands that I've ever seen. His precision, his power, his speed, just knowing where the guy's going to be - he can adjust his punches, he can slide back, you know, slip lefts, he's got that beautiful slide-off right uppercut to the left."One criticism McGregor constantly receives is that his wrestling isn't up to scratch. However, Henry doesn't quite see it that way.
"Even his wrestling, man. He seemed to do some great defence against Siver when he peeled out with his legs. I saw even before this fight when he climbed a fence. That was pretty impressive. I think Conor's great all round. He's impressive, so it's going to be a great fight. Eddie, what he believes, he believes it."After speaking at length about how talented McGregor is, the only question remains is how is he going to try to negate his most dangerous weapons. We'll have to wait until the Sunday morning's main event to find out.
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