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06th Dec 2015

WATCH: Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson go full Bruce Lee with candle-punching exhibition

Speed kills

Darragh Murphy

Candles don’t hit back but this is pretty impressive.

Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson showed off some catlike speed as they used their striking to blow out candles.

The pair of SBG fighters are on the west coast of the U.S.A. as they finish up their preparations for UFC 194 and they definitely don’t need any improvement on strike speed over the next few days.

Nelson utilised straight punches to out candles while surrounded by “movement expert” Ido Portal and Estonian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Martin Aedma.

But, as he is known to do, McGregor stole the show by using a lightning quick lead hook to kick to take out an unsuspecting flame.

@thenotoriousmma and @gunninelson Sharpening they’re striking by blowin’ out candles with punches and kicks 🙂 #idoportal #ufc194 PS! Conor took out 2 in one with a lead hook kick in the end 🙂 #ouuu #karatekid

Posted by Martin Aedma on Saturday, December 5, 2015