Okay so I’m a huge MMA fan right and Conor McGregor is my favorite fighter. Yesterday after his new fight announcement I remembered this old viral video from his pre-UFC days. I wanted to rewatch it for motivation but couldn’t find it anywhere.
Getting Started With The Search
First thing I did was go straight to the biggest video platform everyone uses. Typed “conor mcgregor full frontal” in the search bar and hit enter. Boom – nothing related. Just bunch of interview clips and highlight reels from his pro fights. Zero results for that raw early footage.
Then I tried different keyword combos like “conor mcgregor leaked gym footage” and “mcgregor street fight video”. Same dead ends. Got frustrated and started clicking random videos hoping they’d have it in suggestions or comments. Total waste of 30 minutes – just interviews with Dana White and people reacting to his knockouts.
The Dangerous Detour
Got desperate and searched on some shady sites people mention on forums. Instantly hit sketchy download buttons that popped up five fake virus warnings. My ad blocker went crazy blocking 40+ trackers on one page alone. One place wanted me to install some “video accelerator” app – yeah right, no way!
Checked three of these sites and every time:
- Endless redirect loops to gambling ads
- Browser kept freezing from auto-play videos
- Those fake “your device is infected!” flashing banners
Closed everything fast before my laptop caught digital gonorrhea. Screw that nonsense.
Finally Finding It Legit
Scratched my head and realized – it’s probably only on that exclusive combat sports archive platform. You know the one fighters use for studying tapes? Logged into my subscription there and boom. First result under “McGregor pre-TUF training footage” was exactly what I wanted.
High quality full version uploaded straight from his old coach’s channel. No ads, no redirects, no bullcrap. Just pure unedited Conor hitting pads years before anybody knew his name. Took me two hours total but lesson learned:
- Never chase viral stuff through random sketchy links
- Platforms with verified uploads are lifesavers
- Bookmark legit combat sports hubs if you’re into MMA
Saved it to my private watchlist so next time I won’t go down that hellhole again. Still can’t believe people deal with malware sites for this when the clean way exists. Live and learn!
