Michael Bisping, Anthony Smith roast ‘douchebag’ Conor McGregor for Dubois vs. Joshua antics

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Conor McGregor was his usual, animated self at the Daniel Dubois vs. Anthony Joshua fight, much to the amusement of his peers.

On an episode of the Believe You Me podcast, hosts and veteran MMA fighters Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith couldn’t help but poke fun at how McGregor carried himself as part of the crowd in attendance for the massive boxing event this past Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London.

Dubois defeated Joshua via a thrilling fifth-round knockout to retain the IBF heavyweight title, much to McGregor’s excitement. Bisping had a laugh watching McGregor put a show on for the cameras.

“Conor, you would have thought that he was a big Daniel Dubois fan because when Joshua was getting those [punches], he was out of his seat,” Bisping said. “Maybe the cigar might have even got lit. Walking in with a big cigar, unlit, between the teeth. How do we feel about that? Because two words spring to mind right now: Douche. Bag.”

Smith agreed the sight of McGregor chomping on an unlit cigar was deserving of ridicule and wondered at what point the former two-division champion became such an easy punchline.

“I don’t know what happens to people or when you change or how much money you have to have to start doing weird, douch-y shit like that,” Smith said. “Like, how rich do you have to be to wear your sunglasses inside 24/7. For what? I wish I was five percent as cool as he thinks he is. Like, how do you get to be so cool? I don’t know, I don’t get it. And I don’t want to just talk shit on Conor, but come on, bro. Come on.”

The good news for McGregor fans is “The Notorious” continues to say all the right things about still wanting to compete, despite having not fought since July 2021. At Saturday’s boxing event, McGregor said he would still like to fight rival Michael Chandler, and according to BKFC boss Dave Feldman, McGreor will fight bare-knuckle when his contract with UFC is completed.

McGregor still has two fights left on his current contract. Bisping and Smith agreed there are still several intriguing possibilities for the 36-year-old, but that waiting for his return has become a drag.

“As soon as I heard he wants to test free agency, I immediately thought, ‘OK, this is going to be the most drawn-out g*ddamn process in the world,” Smith said. “Because the UFC’s going to what they can to make sure that doesn’t happen and he’s going to try to do it and they’re going to go back and forth and it’s going to be this boppity boppity boppity boppity, just like Jon Jones and the UFC, it took three [expletive] years. OK, cool.

“Hit me up in, like, 2029. Let me know when this is happening, because I’d love to talk about if it’s actually going to happen.”