With 10 years of competition in the Lightweight UFC class, Eddson Barboza will certainly not have a comprehensive view of colleagues standing in the fighting floor, especially in the weight class is being dubbed the largest “shark tank” among the weight classes at UFC, with countless miraculous boxers.
Referring to the famous Conor McGregor in a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Edson Barboza made very frank comments about the Irish boxer:
“Conor McGregor is a great boxer, but in my opinion, his level does not stand out from more than 99% of the remaining boxers in the Lightweight,” Barboza commented.
“The level of the boxers in this weight class is quite balanced. Here, a boxer can win or lose at any time. It can be seen that Conor is just a normal boxer.”
When judging about Dustin Poirier – the winner at UFC 257 recently, Eddson Barboza again praised:
“Dustin Poirier looks great in the last match. I saw Poirier practicing daily with the world's top training team at American Top Team. And he let the world know where McGregor's true level is.”
Anyway, saying, with two UFC championships, McGregor could not be as normal as Barboza. Maybe Barboza is just referring to the mcGregor level of the present, because what he has shown in the last match really makes fans disappointed.
With Dustin Poirier also widely for the next rematch against McGregor in the near future, this will be an opportunity for Conor McGregor to regain its “legendary” position; Also change Barboza's view in a more positive way.