Conor McGregor told he should never be allowed to fight again

The Irishman hasn't fought since losing to long-time rival Dustin Poirier successful 2021, but a erstwhile UFC fable would beryllium amazed if helium ever fought wrong the cage again

Former UFC rubric challenger Chael Sonnen has insisted erstwhile dual-weight world champion Conor McGregor volition ne'er combat again.

'The Notorious' has not fought since suffering a breached limb during his trilogy showdown with Dustin Poirier backmost successful 2021. Following the first circular defeat, the Irishman hasn't stepped ft wrong the cage again. He was owed to instrumentality connected erstwhile Bellator lightweight satellite champion Michael Chandler past year, but was forced to propulsion retired of the contention aft picking up an injury successful training.

Last month, helium let gaffe the day for his UFC comeback to WWE prima Logan Paul. During a heated exchange, 'The Maverick' took a swipe astatine McGregor's deficiency of fights nether the UFC banner recently, saying: “You can’t adjacent bash your main job. How are you going to bash a broadside job?” After the American's brutal dig, McGregor past informed the societal media sensation to support an oculus retired for a November date, saying: “That’s a bully one,” helium said earlier telling the 29-year-old: “November, enactment tuned”.

Despite his plans to instrumentality to the cage, Sonnen has his doubts. He told Ariel Helwani: "He pulled retired of his past combat which was a grounds gate. He bushed each of his ain gross records. They had $25million (£20m) waiting for them for the unrecorded gross and inactive had $2million (£1.6m) worthy of tickets to sell.

"He pulled retired of a property league wherever they took an American institution to Ireland, played the video crippled similar everybody had acceptable up shop. I mean, it's a large woody to permission them hanging close there. The authoritative crushed helium did that was for a discoloured pinky toed which whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium breached and whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium his.

"He didn't instrumentality a representation of himself with the toe. He took a representation of a toed and posted it online. It was discoloured reddish and purple and I'm definite it was precise sore. But with nary grounds that it was broken, oregon adjacent immoderate grounds that it was adjacent his. If you propulsion retired of a combat due to the fact that of a discoloured pinky toed that whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium yours, that whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium broken, you're not warring again. It's conscionable the truth."

Since his past outing successful the cage, the Irishman has continuously made the headlines for each the incorrect reasons. Last year, helium was recovered liable of assaulting Nikita Hand - who accused him of rape. Following the civilian tribunal case, the erstwhile two-division UFC champion has denied claims helium raped and choked Ms Hand. A assemblage of 8 women and 4 men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating earlier returning its verdict aft days of listening to grounds and closing speeches. The 36-year-old was yet ordered to wage Ms Hand £200,000.

Earlier this week, 'The Notorious' was filmed spitting successful a man's face. He shockingly reacted to a fan's comment, supporting long-time rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. In the clip, McGregor was seen walking done a buying centre erstwhile a instrumentality was heard yelling "Let's spell Khabib!" After proceeding the man's comment, the 36-year-old couldn't backmost down and conscionable had to react. The Irishman past turned astir and had an aggravated confrontation with the individual. An evident spitting dependable was past heard earlier McGregor walked away. He was past heard saying: "I spit successful your face, what bash you do? Nothing." It remains chartless arsenic to the determination and the day of the video.

Sonnen went connected to adhd that helium judge the MMA icon isn't acceptable to vie wrong the Octagon. "Whatever big allows Conor McGregor to instrumentality with the aforesaid nonstop wounded that Chris Weidman had," helium continued. "Chris Weidman being perchance the astir disciplined feline successful the sport, Conor being the astir undisciplined feline successful the sport.

"Chris Weidman doing everything right, from rehab to taking his clip to focusing to being astatine location astatine nighttime and going to furniture and getting remainder connected his leg. He did everything right, and did not instrumentality arsenic idiosyncratic that could travel the basal rule, which was to support himself astatine each times. Right?

"That hindered, repaired limb was that large of an obstacle. But we're expected to judge that Conor not lone tin instrumentality from the aforesaid thing, helium tin instrumentality better? And we cognize we deliberation he's going to beryllium better, due to the fact that we're not booking him successful three-round fights. We're booking him exclusively successful five-round main events, truthful helium is going to person to execute astatine a overmuch higher level than 'The All-American.'

"The laws of logic disqualify that. The basal regularisation is support yourself astatine each times. Conor McGregor is not successful a presumption with anybody nether declaration astatine the UFC to support himself astatine each times. It's a silly proposition, and that is conscionable the truth. That is conscionable the truth. There's not different mode to accidental it. I besides privation successful connected the Conor business. I besides privation to screen him and person him back, and it's antithetic erstwhile he's there. I admit the fun. But if you're talking astir immoderate level of responsibility, you can't publication him — and you decidedly can't publication him successful a five-round fight. That's insane."