Du Plessis praises Conor McGregor's role in developing MMA

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis publicly acknowledged Conor McGregor's impact on mixed martial arts. Du Plessis noted that everyone says you can't be bigger than the sport, but McGregor was exactly that. He stated that McGregor definitively made a major contribution to MMA. The South African champion's comments highlight McGregor's transcendent influence on the sport's growth and popularity. This recognition comes from the current middleweight titleholder, lending significant weight to the assessment of the Irish superstar's legacy.