Chael Sonnen says Conor McGregor ‘cannot main event’ UFC cards
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Chael Sonnen says you can stick a fork in Conor McGregor: He's done. | 📷: Jason Burgos/Sherdog
Chael Sonnen believes Conor McGregor’s Ultimate Fighting Championship career took a major hit following the anticlimactic loss to Max Holloway at UFC 329.
McGregor suffered a knee injury seconds into his rematch with Holloway. He then wasn’t able to find stability and repeatedly fell while attempting strikes, prompting the referee to stop the bout. With the Irishman’s last two main events ending in unfortunate injuries, Sonnen questions whether he can headline another card.
‘You cannot main event him’: Chael Sonnen on Conor McGregor
In McGregor’s last outing prior to UFC 329, he suffered a leg break in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier in 2021. A lengthy stint on the sidelines ensued before the Holloway rematch came together. According to Sonnen, there were no takeaways from the former two-division champ’s return.
“It was one of these things where there was nothing to take away from it,” Sonnen told MMA Junkie after the fight. “There was no redeemable quality. I think Conor mentally was in the right spot, but the contest is physical.”
Sonnen then outlined other examples of big stars on losing streaks looking to headline upon their returns, including Chuck Liddell, Brock Lesnar and Anderson Silva. He claims UFC CEO Dana White might not be keen on another McGregor main event.
“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 added. “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.”
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