If you’ve never read Wright Thompson’s work for ESPN, prepare to do so.
Thompson landed the story for the cover issue of ESPN’s “The Fighting Issue,” chronicling the life and career of Conor McGregor.
The Conor McGregor story is no fairy tale.
Read his cover story in ESPN the Magazine's Fighting Issue. pic.twitter.com/hf9iZ2zFS5
— ESPN (@espn) August 7, 2017
McGregor, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, takes on Floyd Mayweather later this month in a super-fight inside the boxing ring. The story is entitled “This Is No Fairy Tale” and discusses the dangerous road for “Notorious” to his bout with Mayweather.
