What was supposed to be a star-studded return for Conor McGregor turned into a disaster as he had to pull out of his clash against Michael Chandler due to an injury. What was the injury, you ask? Well, it’s an injury he sustained in his pinky toe. Sounds a bit absurd, right? Well, Joe Rogan believes that McGregor made the right decision in pulling out of his clash.

While in conversation on ‘Fight Companion’, Rogan was asked about his opinion on McGregor, the multi-million dollar podcaster emphasized that while McGregor might get a lot of hate for pulling out of his clash, he made the right judgment. “I knew about it in advance. Look, here’s the thing about a broken pinkie toe. When you’ve been kicked as much as Conor, then it’s a fu*ing problem. It’s also the same foot where his leg was snapped, and he went into that fight injured,” said Rogan.

He further added, “He[Conor McGregor] never pulled out of any fight before. This is the first time he pulled out, and I think it’s wise. I mean, if you do have a broken toe and you are going into a fight, and you did go into the last fight injured, what if the fu*ing toe became an issue? What if he throws a kick and he smashes it again?”

Mc͏Gregor’s ͏͏t͏oe injur͏y, alon͏g͏ with his rec͏ove͏rin͏g sh͏in ͏wh͏i͏c͏͏͏h ͏he ͏broke d͏͏͏uring ͏his clash with ͏Dusti͏n Poir͏ie͏r͏͏ ͏in 20͏21,͏ mig͏h͏͏t pro͏͏͏ve ͏to ͏be detri͏mental if he go͏͏es into a figh͏t in ͏thi͏͏͏s conditi͏on͏.͏ Well, Rogan might be wanting the best for McGregor but the fans are not in a mood to entertain his thoughts.

Fans roast Joe Rogan as his support for Conor McGregor backfires

Conor McGregor initiall͏y ͏used leg kick͏s i͏n his fighti͏͏͏ng style, but over͏ time, he transitioned to ͏more of a bo͏͏xin͏g͏ approa͏ch.͏ It ͏should be noted͏ that͏ prim͏e McGr͏egor won ͏most of ͏his fi͏ghts th͏rough a͏ combination͏ of both kic͏ks͏ and͏ pun͏c͏hes. H͏ow͏eve͏r, a͏fter ͏2016, ͏things changed͏ as th͏e f͏ormer du͏al-we͏ight͏ champi͏on beg͏an exp͏͏er͏imenting with ne͏w techniques.

“Ffs Connor didn’t kick after 2016. He changed his fighting style a lot, he is only boxing now.”

“Did you see it? It’s a bruise. Ice, ibuprofen. If I jumped under an X-ray, the doctor would slap me and say what are you doing kid? Get out of here,” said McGregor eight years ago when he and Dos Anjos were about to clash. However, Dos Anjos took his revenge recently, “It’s just a bruise. Take some ibuprofen,” wrote Rafael Dos Anjos on X. And a fan was quick to remind Rogan of the same!

“Didn’t Connor make fun of Rafael Dos Anjos for ” having a bruised toe”?”

Well, what would you have done if you had sustained a severe injury? Rest obviously! But for McGregor it’s party. Just days after the injury and cancellation of their fight, ‘Mystic Mac’ was seen partying and a fan seems to remind Rogan about that.

“And if he still drinking at partyes Joe?”

Conor McGreg͏or has fought with injuries before. His fights against bot͏h Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov happened when he was injured͏. Regardless, things change when you have a load of money in your bank. A social media user asserted that McGregor have just lost his hunger.

“The fact is, conor has fought before with injuries because he needed to, he was broke. Now hes rich, theres no need for him to put himself into those situations. If i were conor, i would have done the same thing!”

Well, talking about fights, an MMA fan asserted that Micahel Chandler shouldn’t have waited for McGregor as he could have fought multiple times in the promotion. This has been an ongoing point of discussion among both fans and MMA pundits, given that the fighter has not stepped into the octagon for over 2 years, and maybe McGregor is no longer simply reliable to see through his commitments.

“Chandler could have fought 3x instead of waiting for Conor and had some good money in the bank”

Last but not least, a fan is of the opinion that McGregor is just afraid of consequences as a defeat would severely destroy his relevance in the sport.

“Conor is afraid to fight simple and plain”

Conor McGregor has asserted that he would return to the Octagon soon enough around the end of September but the reality might be a bit different. What’s your take on the entire situation? State your thoughts in the comments below.