UFC insider warns against spiraling Conor McGregor combat sports return – ‘It would not be safe’

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Conor McGregor is within the midst of a reputational free fall.

It actually seems like an enormous a part of his troubles revolve round inactivity. When McGregor was actively competing, his wild rants and customarily erratic nature had been a bit extra forgivable. On the sidelines, McGregor is barely in a position to create headlines by dropping slurs or teasing varied fights that positively received’t occur. Historical past has demonstrated that being in a coaching camp helps hold McGregor on the straight and slender … or at the very least no matter his model of that’s. Maybe if he will get a date booked for his UFC return, there can be fewer tweet-and-delete rampages and extra coaching movies.

Regardless of the potential advantages, UFC analyst Chael Sonnen is worried that McGregor is now not in situation to compete. He believes that McGregor has been gone for too lengthy, and we could have reached the purpose that it’s now not protected for him to compete in any respect. Sonnen merely doesn’t belief McGregor’s means to defend himself anymore.

“He merely isn’t going to do MMA, nor ought to he, however he additionally shouldn’t do any type of fight,” Sonnen stated on his YouTube channel (through Fernando Quiles). “It could not be protected for him to enter UFC Struggle Move Invitational, it might not be protected for Conor to enter a grappling match. It could not be protected for him to enter a boxing match, it might not be protected for him to enter an MMA match if the primary and golden rule is to guard your self always.

“There may be no person beneath contract, not a prime 10 man, there may be no person beneath contract with the Final Combating Championship that Conor might defend himself in opposition to always. There may be no person beneath contract at bare-knuckle boxing the place Conor might defend himself always.”

McGregor has misplaced three of his final 4 bouts, and all defeats got here through end (together with a damaged leg). Residing exhausting at 36 years of age, we could also be shortly approaching some extent the place McGregor is unrecognizable every time he does lastly return to motion.

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