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Conor McGregor Helps Disabled MMA Fighter At Local Gym

Conor McGregor Helps Disabled MMA Fighter At Local Gym

Conor McGregor back in the public domain for the right reasons

Jacque Talbot

Jacque Talbot

An MMA fighter who doesn't have use of one of his legs posted a video of himself training alongside the Notorious Conor McGregor.

Craig Rankin has Spina Bifida, a condition where his right leg is completely paralysed, met Conor McGregor by chance at a McDonalds two years ago.

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After speaking to the UFC star for a while, the topic of conversation moved to MMA, as Rankin tells SportsJoe Ireland.

"I was expecting him to leave straight away but he didn't he stayed and talked to me for 10 minutes maybe more. In those 10 minutes. I've never listened to someone with so much self-confidence nor have I been more fascinated by a human being in all my life."

"He said to me, 'would you do the training yourself?'. Me being shy, I said 'Eh I can't I'd love to, though but I'm disabled' Conor looked at me and said 'So?' Then shook my hand and left."

"I was curious as to why he didn't label me like other people and gyms did, maybe he was being kind I thought."


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Yesterday the best fighter on the planet


That was a few years back. Now Rankin tweeted a video of him training in Ireland's most renowned gym, SGB Ireland, with McGregor offering encouragement to him as he completes a tough 3500 metres on the rowing machine using just his arms.

It's an amazing feat, showing that you can achieve anything you put your mind to.



One leg will do twice the work push through the pain for success :fire::muscle: love my home
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