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Conor McGregor Praises 'Warriors' Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder After Trilogy Fight

The world witnessed an instant classic in the heavyweight championship trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Among those to take notice was former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor.

Fury retained his titles with an 11th-round knockout, surviving two knockdowns in the fourth round. McGregor praised both Fury and Wilder for the back-and-forth slugfest.

Conor McGregor

Great fight that. Both warriors, both winners. Hard to not be impressed with Deontay there. Against the much larger man and almost got it done. Great fight. 40lb’s in weight difference is A LOT. Fair play both men there, very enjoyable fights they have had together.