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Conor McGregor, Dana White, Amanda Nunes & More Comment on Kobe Bryant’s Passing
Kobe Bryant
– Kobe Bryant’s passing has hit the entire world, and the MMA community had their own reactions over the past few days to the news including Conor McGregor, Dana White and more. You can see reactions from Twitter by White, Amanda Nunes, Cris Cyborg, Daniel Cormier and more, as well as McGregor’s comments on the tragedy from his appearance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
“Ah, it’s very, very sad news,” McGregor said. “It’s iconic that — I’m here and he used to play in this arena as wlel, you know? It’s sad news; lost his daughter as well and — I don’t know. It’s hard to kind of get up for this event. I’m very happy to be here, but I’m sad at the same time, so I don’t know. It’s just a very sad time.”
McGregor added, “For me, the first time I ever came to America, Kobe was one of the big stars and one of the men that jumped out. We don’t really understand basketball back home too much but Kobe, his star transcends sports. A great man, and I would have loved to meet him. It’s a very sad day.”
More reaction on Kobe Bryant's death from Conor McGregor who was attending the Grammy awards last night. (via @FoxNews) pic.twitter.com/uG2XBmAIEg
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) January 27, 2020
RIP 😔 pic.twitter.com/2WltryiF2W
— danawhite (@danawhite) January 26, 2020
RIP, I’m gonna miss you champ 😢 #mamba #5xchamp #lakers #father #husband #entrepreneur pic.twitter.com/PfzeRqqf2x
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) January 26, 2020
RIP @kobebryant a tragic loss of life. Thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Bryant family. So very sorry pic.twitter.com/Cv3TDRDcdz
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) January 26, 2020
Rip pic.twitter.com/tO1GicrqS7
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) January 26, 2020
Terribly sad 😭
RIP to a legend who meant so much to so many. You will be remembered forever as the champion you are.🙏 pic.twitter.com/xRVuSf157X— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) January 26, 2020
RIP Mamba 😢 https://t.co/pmHZIhVAPi
— Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) January 26, 2020
No way. So sad 🙏🏼 https://t.co/xZNIXCg4c1
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) January 26, 2020
There’s no words to express the pain Im going through with this tragedy of loosing my neice Gigi & my brother @kobebryant I love u and u will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/pigHywq3c1
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) January 26, 2020
Thankyou for inspiring us and teaching the mindset on how to be great, still working hard and practicing your talk about being “first one in the gym and last one out “ ❤️ Thankyou for being such a inspiration!
RestEasy🏀GOAT @kobebryant @ufc pic.twitter.com/sBzpvE0icw— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) January 27, 2020
🙏❤️ @kobebryant the world will miss you but your legacy will live on forever through the changes you helped create in communities. @Lakers pic.twitter.com/Y66be8huFe
— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) January 27, 2020
Like many fans around the world I didn't get the chance to actually meet Kobe. But when things got difficult for me, choosing to work harder in the dark, choosing to try to be better today than yesterday, choosing Mamba mentality, https://t.co/HRXe1VTIrK
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 27, 2020
those are the things my team and I talked about most and actually adopted. He had every damn scoring record you could want but I'm most grateful to him for those assists to my life.
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 27, 2020
