Conor McGregor on a ‘whiskey and protein’ diet

Conor McGregor’s former nutritionist has revealed that the Irish mixed martial artist’s pre-fight diet consists of “whiskey and protein”.

George Lockhart, who has served as a nutritionist for a number of other athletes, including Tyson Fury, revealed in an interview with Betway that McGregor had quite particular tastes during their time together: “Obviously I worked with Conor for about six years. I remember he loved lamb. I used to cook a sh*t-ton of lamb for him! I got so good at cooking lamb, but that was his big go to.”

He then divulged that McGregor has something of a sweet tooth: “I would say he was definitely a big sweets guy; you know what I mean? So, he was on a good diet…whiskey and protein, you can’t beat that.”

Most sports nutritionists would not recommend athletes consuming hard spirits as part of their diet.

What was not disclosed which whiskey McGregor chooses as his tipple. The Irish fighter has launched his own whiskey brand, Proper No. 12, including an apple-flavoured expression.

Speaking about heavyweight client Fury, Lockhart disclosed that he has a penchant for “fish and chips”, or, for that matter, anything fried and crispy: “Yeah, he’s got a lot of funny guilty pleasures! He’s definitely got a sweet tooth too, but if you bread stuff and crisp stuff up, it’s definitely a lot more enjoyable than a regular grilled chicken.”

He also revealed that Fury is now consuming about 3,500 calories a day, whereas before a fight, such as his one later this month against Francis Ngannou, he might almost double that caloric intake.

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