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03rd Feb 2016

VIDEO: Conor McGregor drilling his famous counter left ahead of Rafael dos Anjos title fight

RDA beware

Ben Kenyon

Conor McGregor has given us a big insight into how his superfight with Rafael Dos Anjos could go down.

Judging by his latest boxing drills on the pads, the Irishman looks like he’s going for the quick knock-out again.

He laid former featherweight champion Jose Aldo out with his big left hand in 13 seconds after the Brazilian came out with a wayward combination and untucked chin.

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Given that he called the lightweight champion a ‘bum version of Jose Aldo’ it seems like McGregor reckons this fight will go the same way.

RDA is a pressure fighter who likes to come forward and it looks like McGregor is working on a few moves to put him to counter any over-commitment from the Brazilian.

Looking at his pad work five weeks out, you can see he’s drilling that big left hand counterpunch off the back foot. Even with the jump up in weight, he looks pretty sharp with the shot.

McGregor claims he would take RDA out in the first round. But could we really see another one punch knockout from ‘the Notorious’ on March 5?