Combat & UFC
Bruce Buffer recalls Conor McGregor hugging him after fight-ending injury
The Ariel Helwani Show
Bruce Buffer Discusses Conor McGregor Hug, Why He Loves Paddy Pimblett, World Cup Final w/ Brother
What was said
"And when he when I got face to face with him, I put my hand on his shoulder to just say, "Are you okay?" and he came in and hugged me and put his head on my shoulder and we had that moment together."
UFC octagon announcer Bruce Buffer tells Ariel Helwani that Conor McGregor embraced him and put his head on Buffer’s shoulder after McGregor’s bout ended in injury. Buffer frames it as a private, consoling moment between the two men, later captured in a widely shared photograph.
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- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Bruce Buffer Discusses Conor McGregor Hug, Why He Loves Paddy Pimblett, World Cup Final w/ Brother
- Clip time
- 13:01
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