Two thirds of sports fans say they can survive more than one minute with Conor McGregor in the octagon

When asked about their ability to last in a fight against Conor McGregor, 65% of sports fans believe they can survive more than one minute with the UFC star, a new survey for Action Network has revealed.

One-third of sports fans believe they can survive longer than one round of five minutes in the octagon with the Irish star, according to the results of the poll.

This means almost of third of people back themselves to outperform Jose Aldo, Dustin Poirier, Donald Cerrone, Diego Brandao and Marus Brimage, who all suffered first-round UFC defeats against McGregor.

Twelve percent of the total respondents say their time in the Octagon would come to an end in the second round and eight percent believe the third round is the end of the road.

The remaining 12 percent believe they could survive a fight until the championship rounds, rounds 4-6, with five percent of fans saying they can last up to the full 30 minutes.

Q. How long do you think you would last in a UFC fight against Conor McGregor?

Time	All respondents
Up to one minute	35%
1-5 minutes	32%
6-10 minutes	12%
11-15 minutes	8%
16-20 minutes	5%
21-25 minutes	2%
26-30 minutes	5%

Of the same group of fans, 68 percent believe that Conor McGregor will be a UFC champion once again as talk of his comeback fight continues to build.

Q. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘I believe that Conor McGregor will be a UFC champion again’?

Agree	Disagree
68%	32%

McGregor is due to fight Michael Chandler in December, where the Irishman is the 8/11 slight favourite to mark a comeback with victory while Chandler is 10/11 to spoil the party.

“There’s no doubt that Conor McGregor is one of the biggest stars in UFC history, but it turns out that many sports fans back themselves to hold their own against the two-weight world champion in the Octagon with two-thirds believing that they can last longer than one minute against him,” an Action Network spokesperson said. “Think you can survive more than one round of five minutes against the Irish superstar? Then you’d be in company with a third of sports fans who also think they can safely negotiate a round against a top fighter. Talk about confidence!”

Notes to editor