One of the most popular UFC fighters, Conor McGregor, took some time off the UFC back in 2021 after suffering a loss at the hands of Dustin Poirier. While on his time away, McGregor grew his whiskey brand and spent time with his family. However, that was not all – McGregor found himself in the middle of multiple controversies.
The former Lightweight champion, who was slated to return to the UFC this year and face Michael Chandler, recently announced the launch of his fitness competition, 3KO. However, he missed the USADA pool and, the news is that he won’t be fighting this year. The fans reacted to his recent Instagram announcement – and most of them criticized ‘The Irishman’ for various reasons.
Fans Troll Conor McGregor During 3Ko Announcement for recent shortcomings
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People have been wondering what Conor McGregor has been up to since he went away. The father of 3 and soon to be 4, McGregor has been focusing on growing his brand, Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey.
Now, it seems that McGregor has yet another business venture that he is promoting. On one of his latest Instagram posts, McGregor promoted his new fitness competition banner. The caption read: “Introducing 3KO: The most Notorious fitness competition in the World.“.
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Fans took to the comment section of the poke fun at the former Lightweight champion’s ‘AI-like’ video. Comments like, “Why does it feels like it’s AI😂“, “Why dis look like a hostage video“, “Why does the video looks fake?😂“, and “Introducing AI Conor.”
One fan commented saying, “Billionaire with an iPhone 5“.
Two more fans joined the rest. One commented saying, “Blink if you are kidnapped“, while another commented saying, “He looks so different it’s crazy“.
Others flocked to the comment section to criticize McGregor for his recent UFC fiascos.
One comment read, “ain’t nobody wanna get trained by you after Ultimate Fighter my boy” after McGregor’s team at TUF lost all 7 matches this season. Another fan commented saying, “Stop launching stuff and fight already“.
Asking when McGregor would join the USADA and return to action, one fan asked, “Cool but how about you join USASA?“.
Conor McGregor’s latest UFC controversies
Conor McGregor always had a way with words. The Irishman’s extravagant personality made him one of the most popular UFC fighters of all time. In addition to that, McGregor has been the highest-paid UFC fighter as well. But now, McGregor finds himself surrounded – not by title contenders, but controversies.
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McGregor was supposed to return to the UFC this year and face his TUF rival, Michael Chandler. However, he failed to join the USADA pool and missed his window this year. Then, McGregor punched the Miami Heat mascot at the NBA Finals. The mascot was then admitted to the hospital. McGregor faced harsh criticism for both.
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The nail in the coffin for Conor McGregor was when Team Chandler defeated all the fighters from Team McGregor, handing them a horrid 0-7 loss in this year’s TUF.
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