Classic McGregor response to mocked warm-up

Conor McGregor has played biomechanics expert in a brilliant response to his mocked boxing warmup.

Dubbed the 'McGregor Challenge', the unusual routine has gone viral as professional boxers, everyday hacks and everyone in between has a crack at imitating his style.

But in classic McGregor fashion, the Irish UFC champion took the mockery and turned it back on everyone else, highlighting the inferiority of their efforts.

"I’ve seen some videos, but it is what it is, it’s lighthearted," McGregor said.

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"If anything, I see stiffness in every single one of them. You must have the limbs free. You must have the ability to disconnect your shoulders and reconnect it at the point of impact.

"That skillset is how you can change a jab to a hook in the blink of an eye. Or a jab to an uppercut in the blink of an eye. It’s the same thing as the hip flexors for kicks.

"If I show a kick to the midsection, if I’m tight in the hip and I can’t free my leg like I can free my shoulders — like I showed in one of many training methods on how to free the shoulders — if I can do that with my hip flexors, I can change the point of impact from the belly and switch it up to the head in a millisecond."

In particular, the 29-year-old was scathing of former heavyweight champion David Haye, who mocked McGregor's technique while punching pads.

"I’ve seen people, David Haye, hit pads with it," McGregor said.

"You can’t hit pads when the shoulder is disconnected, you’ll do serious damage to yourself.

"And David Haye is a guy who has pulled out of contests with a sore baby toe, so he has to be careful with the way he hits pads. But again, it is what it is.”

The first ever dual UFC champion said the apparent disrespect from a large proportion of the boxing community was a motivating factor for him, leading into the big fight.

“It’s like I’m not welcome here,” he said. “It’s certainly motivating, the disrespect and the disregard for my skill set. I look at people sometimes, and their mind is closed. They’ve got such a closed mind on how things can be done. It’s a set way and no other way.”