Conor McGregor’s ‘Billionaire Strut’ was impressed by a WWE legend.
Conor McGregor is understood for wild finishes, pre-fight trash discuss, and his ascent to the largest pay-per-view attract UFC historical past. After making a large fortune along with his performances within the Octagon, McGregor made it a big a part of his UFC walkouts starting at UFC 205.
McGregor’s coined ‘Billionaire Strut’ debuted as McGregor made the stroll to the Octagon as he vied for ‘champ-champ’ status at UFC 205. He defeated UFC light-weight champion Eddie Alvarez in the primary occasion to make historical past because the promotion’s first simultaneous two-division titleholder.
McGregor went on to make the most of the strut within the leadup to fights with Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Cerrone, and Dustin Poirier all through his profession. Followers had been in awe of McGregor’s swagger when he first launched his signature cage stroll, however not many followers and pundits know the story behind it.
The roots of Conor McGregor’s ‘Billionaire Strut’ linked to WWE legend
It seems that McGregor’s notorious strut got here from former WWE headman Vince McMahon.
“I perfected it. Vince is a legend. I really like Vince. Vince McMahon is a mad b**tard, he’s a mad man,” McGregor stated in a 2017 interview with Combat Hub TV. (h/t SportsKeeda)
McMahon made the strut a part of his persona throughout his lengthy profession as the primary promoter of WWE. Nobody copied McMahon throughout his stint till McGregor did a spin-off on it at UFC 205.
A number of high UFC fighters, together with McGregor’s fellow countryman Ian Machado Garry, have nodded to the ‘billionaire strut’ lately. It’s additionally been used as a landing celebration by a number of gamers within the NFL.
Conor McGregor in preliminary talks to combat one of many Paul brothers
McGregor hasn’t competed within the Octagon since a physician’s stoppage loss to Poirier at UFC 264. He’s focusing on a late-2025 comeback in opposition to a to-be-determined opponent.
McGregor has additionally been in current discussions to face both Jake or Logan Paul in a boxing match subsequent 12 months in India, someday in the summertime. Whereas nothing is official as of this writing, each Paul brothers are linked to the potential McGregor combat, as McGregor appeared to verify in a collection of social media posts.
Whereas McGregor has had some late struggles within the UFC, he stays the largest famous person within the promotion’s historical past. His notorious ‘billionaire strut’ captured the aura of McGregor’s preventing prime.
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