The highly anticipated return of ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor is still very much uncertain. His X post from a few months back about the USADA and the UFC preventing him from coming back to fight has now garnered the attention of Chael Sonnen. The MMA legend believes that McGregor came out of his character when he made that confession on social media.

There are only a few pay-per-views left for the UFC this year. With UFC 294 already approaching fast, UFC CEO Dana White proceeded to announce the co-main and the main events of UFC 295 and 296. However, people were shocked when there were no signs of Conor McGregor making his return in 2023. As such, Chael Sonnen weighed in on the situation and referred to some of McGregor’s recent tweets. Let’s see what he had to say.

Chael Sonnen discussed Conor McGregor talking about not being able to fight

A few weeks ago, Conor McGregor posted a series of deleted tweets where he explained the situation regarding his comeback. Chael Sonnen had noticed what the Irishman had to say. He also reiterated the fact that the former double champion asserted that it was the UFC and USADA’s fault that he was not being able to make his comeback.

“Conor had come up with a tweet a number of months ago as it had to do with USADA and the UFC and them not letting him fight in December,” said Chael Sonnen. He even pointed out how McGregor mentioned that he was being kept away from his livelihood, which is fighting, by the people who have the authority. Sonnen continued, “He said, ‘These guys were stopping me from making a living,’ and this isn’t their first time.”

Even though Conor McGregor has made a lot of fortune outside the Octagon, he still hasn’t forgotten that MMA is his real bread and butter. As such, ‘The American Gangster’ claimed that he felt like ‘The Notorious’ was sincere with his statements about trying to make the fight against Michael Chandler happen.

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“[He’s] kinda letting us in on behind-the-scenes that he genuinely… trying to fight Michael Chandler. And he genuinely thought he was going to be able to do that without doing the 180 days within the pool,” said Chael Sonnen. Moreover, the MMA legend felt as if McGregor wasn’t being ‘The Notorious’ when he revealed his thoughts about his comeback. Rather, he was being authentic for a change.

Sonnen claims the Irishman broke character

‘The American Gangster’ made a unique observation after noticing Conor McGregor’s tweets. He believes that the former double champion broke character when he made those confessions about his UFC return on social media. Chael Sonnen further stated, “I think Conor was sincere. And I think when he came out with that tweet, which completely broke Conor character.”

Besides, Sonnen came to the conclusion that Conor McGregor wanted his fans and the MMA community to know he was trying hard to make the Michael Chandler fight happen. The UFC legend believes that he has experienced something for the first time and that is being told ‘no’. “He completely broke character to let the world know, ‘I’m trying. I’m doing my part’, on being told no. This is the guy who’s never been told ‘no,'” added Chael Sonnen.

With all hopes of Conor McGregor making his return in 2023 gone, fans can now only expect him to return in January 2024. Moreover, he has insisted on making his return in a fight against Michael Chandler. So it is safe to say that the fight is still on! But we will have to wait and see how things unfold in the days and months to come.

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