The master of movement himself, Ido Portal, believes Conor McGregor is taking movement to the next level in the UFC.

"He's one of the more efficient and more mobile, smarter and lighter performers," Portal recently told MMAmania.com. "There's been some amazing movers in the MMA game -- Anderson Silva and Jon Jones to name big names. Conor, right now, is taking it to the next level, maybe even in a more diverse fashion."

McGregor became obsessed with "freeing the human body" after he suffered an ACL tear during his fight with Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen in 2013. The Irishman claims his injury forced him to become lucidly aware of every movement and muscle in his body.

"If it doesn't involve controlling the human body or manipulating it into a position where it is forced to submit, I don't want to know," McGregor said back in January. "To be able to control someone with your own pressure and movements... that's a science right there. To shut down another man's body."

Ido Portal, who established his own discipline of movement after studying capoeira for years, visited SBG Ireland to hone and sharpen McGregor's craft ahead of his upcoming featherweight title unification bout with Jose Aldo at UFC 194.

The Israeli-born teacher immediately noticed McGregor's talent, and says he performs best when under pressure.

"He's very technical and intelligent and able to avoid all kinds of situations that might be problematic for him," Portal remarked. "I think one of his biggest attributes is just very strong clarity and the more pressure there is, the more clear and more sharp he becomes."

"The Notorious", who recently seized the interim featherweight championship after TKO'ing Chad Mendes at UFC 189, will collide with long-time champion Jose Aldo on December 12th. Portal referred to McGregor as a "badass" and believes he'll put on a career-defining performance against "Scarface".

"First of all, he's a badass. He doesn't complain and he won't -- it'll have to be a f--king bulldozer to run him over to stop him from competing and coming in," Portal said, adding. "It's definitely possible to compete without an ACL -- even with a full tear in certain cases. There has to be a very smart, strong muscular system to protect you."

"I think he will do very well against Aldo," Portal said. "Aldo has had the chance to work like a sniper before, waiting for a sitting target and once it's standing there, he just shoots it. With Conor, the game is a little bit different. The kicks would be responded with very quick and immediate responses."

UFC 194, which will host Aldo vs. McGregor in the main event, takes place on December 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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