Conor McGregor cannot main event again after UFC 329, says Chael Sonnen
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given his thoughts on Conor McGregor’s future after his latest setback at UFC 329.
In the main event of UFC 329, Conor McGregor fell short in a big way. In the opening moments of his fight against Max Holloway, he seemed to pick up an injury to his knee. Within just over a minute, the contest was over, and Conor had lost as a result of an injury for the second straight fight.
While there are many out there who will have absolutely no sympathy for McGregor whatsoever, others have tried to get behind him and even encourage him to bounce back from this injury and return to the cage one day.
In a recent interview, Chael Sonnen weighed in on the McGregor situation and what’s next for him.
Sonnen’s view on McGregor’s future
“If you were to take (a serious injury) away, if we were to say, ‘Boy, we got lucky, in fact, a step further, the (doctor) misdiagnosed this, he’s completely fine.’ We don’t see him fight again,” Sonnen said. “You cannot main event him. You cannot repackage and sell this story, nor would they be interested. Chuck Liddell was very close friends with Dana White. Brock Lesnar just wanted to do it again. Anderson Silva said, ‘Hey, put me in one more time.’ Dana does not give back on that.
“I know this story gets told that he runs the evil empire and all he cares about is money. That just isn’t true. If Dana takes a look at Conor, thinks he could get hurt, or you don’t belong here and you’re taking someone else’s spot – no.”
Quotes via MMA Junkie
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