UFC legend Chael Sonnen is starting to consider Conor McGregor won’t ever make his return to the octagon.
The previous two-weight world champion has maintained for the previous three years that he’s working in the direction of one other combat, however it has but to materialise. He suffered a ugly damaged leg throughout his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier in the summertime of 2021, and has been unable to safe a date for a combat since.
However he has additionally by no means stopped having fun with his life, and is notorious for partying into the early hours of the morning. And now that he’s one among MMA’s richest males, Sonnen believes he won’t ever return to the combat sport.
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Chael Sonnen claims it was ‘silly’ to count on Conor McGregor comeback
Former world title challenger Chael Sonnen claims that with each passing day, he feels anticipating a Conor McGregor comeback turns into extra ‘silly’. Talking on his present Good Guy/Bad Guy with Daniel Cormier on ESPN, he famous that the Irishman appears extra thinking about different endeavors.
“I don’t know what to make of Conor,” he famous. “We’re wanting silly at this level by persevering with to behave as if he’s going to return again, the reality is, the night time he went down damaged in two in opposition to Dustin Poirier, it was unlikely he was going to return.
“When he acquired different alternatives. Promoting the whiskey model, and discovering himself in motion pictures with Jake Gyllenhaal, it was unlikely that Conor was going to return.”
McGregor had inked a return to motion for this summer season, with a date booked in June for him to face Michael Chandler. Tickets had even been offered and gate data damaged, however days earlier than the occasion was to be launched with an unprecedented Dublin press convention he was injured.
It emerged that he had suffered a damaged toe, and that he could be unable to compete because of this. However Sonnen doesn’t fancy that excuse, including: “He acquired a stubbed pinky toe, which will or will not be damaged and should or might not belong to him.
“When he walked away from a press convention in his hometown. And didn’t present as much as UFC 303, it was unlikely. Even baseball tells you three strikes, you’re out. Sooner or later, all of us have to simply accept this and transfer on.”
Conor McGregor heads to America for coaching forward of potential return to motion
In latest days, McGregor has been noticed round America participating in quite a few his enterprise ventures. He was ringside at a BKFC occasion, the place he’s half proprietor, and he has been noticed at a number of pubs pouring pints of his Solid Stout.
However he has additionally been coaching, sharing footage of himself sparring with boxing prospect Sean O’Bradaigh who is likely one of the high ranked light-heavyweights in America. And UFC boss Dana White appeared optimistic about his probabilities, telling media yesterday that he’s desirous to combat once more quickly.
“At any time when Conor is prepared he comes again,” White instructed reporters and followers at a Q&A session in Dublin yesterday. “He hit me up final night time when he heard that I used to be right here and he’s in New York proper now and he’s coaching.”
Conor McGregor’s opponent books new combat as comeback takes one other hit
It appeared that catastrophe was placing for McGregor final week when it was introduced that his long-time rival Michael Chandler could be transferring on from their unscheduled bout. The pair signed as much as combat one another as way back as February of final yr, with the American final preventing virtually two years in the past.
When their combat was repeatedly pushed again, Chandler caught with the plan till finally deciding to go one other route. He now faces Charles Oliveira within the co-main occasion of UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard in November, virtually two years to the day since his final outing.
Now, McGregor’s subsequent opponent is undecided. Nonetheless, Chandler has insisted that he’s nonetheless within the matchup, and is solely betting on himself to beat the Brazilian in a rematch that will additionally put him again among the many high contenders at light-weight.
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