- Conor McGregor did a little face-off with NBA star Brook Lopez at the Utah Jazz-Milwaukee Bucks game
- Lopez said “Notorious” wanted to know how tall he was and asked him to stand up
Conor McGregor had an impromptu square off with 7-foot-1 NBA player Brook Lopez while at the recent Utah Jazz vs. Milwaukee Bucks game.
Conor went for the biggest guy
The former UFC two-division champ and BKFC part owner was recently spotted courtside at an NBA game in Salt Lake City. As expected, McGregor captured the attention of the fans, including some of the players sitting on the bench. Among them was Bucks center Lopez.
Conor McGregor is posing for photos with fans at tonight’s @utahjazz game.#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/GthCTWXZOO
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As he walked in front of the Bucks bench, “Notorious” stopped and chatted with Lopez before engaging in a friendly yet epic face-off.
Check out the clip below:
Conor McGregor tried to press 7’1” Brook Lopez in the middle of the Bucks game ☠️ pic.twitter.com/Z8ySSCpro6
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Lopez enjoyed his face-off with Conor
Speaking to reporters after the game, the All-Star center revealed what went down between him and McGregor. According to Lopez, the MMA superstar made him stand up to see how tall he was.
Fortunately for McGregor, Lopez was in the mood to do a little stare down with him while the game was still on going.
“He asked me how tall I was. I let him know,” Lopez said of McGregor. “He asked me to stand up, and I did. And I knew at that point once I got up, I had to size him up. I had to do a little something. I’ve seen the face-offs before, so I knew I had to do my part.”
“Now, if something’s going to happen, maybe Dame [Damian Lillard] can be my promoter or Dame can be my manager or whatever, teach me to fight because I got nothing,” he joked. “So I’m really going to rely on Dame for that.”
McGregor has yet to make an official date for his much-awaited MMA return. However, he recently got linked to a clash with Jeremy Stephens at BKFC in what could possibly be his bare-knuckle boxing debut.
Watch Lopez and McGregor’s interview below: