‘I don’t know if Conor is ever gonna fight again’ – Fresh doubts on McGregor’s UFC career after ‘partying real hard’
JOE Rogan has revealed why he believes UFC legend Conor McGregor’s career is over.
Notorious, 36, last fought in the octagon in 2021 against Dustin Poirier, when he suffered a broken tibia.
He has since faced a civil trial, where he was accused of “brutally raping and battering” Nikki Hand in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel in south Dublin in 2018.
The MMA fighter denied the claim – insisting he had consensual sex with Hand. However, a jury ruled in her favour and awarded the accuser damages of just over £200,000.
McGregor has vowed to appeal the decision – although his party lifestyle was exposed.
Now, UFC commentator Rogan, 57, has spoken about where he believes McGregor’s future lies.
“I don’t know if Conor is ever gonna fight again,’ Rogan said on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
“I don’t know the real details of [the civil assault case]. I know his version of it, and her version of it, and what played out in the court…
“The reality is that guy’s partying, and he’s partying real hard, and he talked about it in the in the court case, he’s talking about cocaine.”
Rogan also noted McGregor’s long injury list.
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He continued: “We’ve all seen Conor get beat up and knocked out. We’ve seen Conor’s sparring footage. He spars pro boxers. He’s sparring elite fighters.
“You’re getting hit in the head a lot, and a lot of fighters, especially towards the end of their career, turn to drugs.
“I think there’s probably like a constant state of discomfort that they live in where their dopamine levels are offed up, their cortisol levels are offed up, their bodies just you’re not supposed to get punched in the head 1000 times a year.
“It’s just not supposed to happen, and that’s the reality of consistent training.”
McGregor has been tipped for a return to the UFC, and the Irishman was forced to deny he was set to take on Ilia Topuria.
However, he admitted he is in talks to fight Logan Paul in a boxing bout.
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With more sides to his personality than an Octagon, Conor McGregor's rise has been an enthralling watch.
Going from UFC icon to entrepreneur and Hollywood star, the Irishman has transcended the sport he helped bring to the masses.
He has four children with fiancee Dee Devlin and the family enjoy a lavish lifestyle.
McGregor has not fought in UFC since breaking his leg in a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in 2021.
That has not stopped him amassing a net worth of over £150m thanks to his Proper No Twelve whiskey and fashion line.
And he is due to return to the Octagon at UFC 303 in an eagerly-awaited headline clash with Michael Chandler.
McGregor also starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the Amazon Prime remake of classic movie Road House, although he is dreading his mum seeing one X-rated scene.
Notorious turned up to the premiere in a £60,000 suit that was outdone by his £460k watch.
The only thing sharper than his fashion sense is his tongue and the Dubliner has several bitter spats under his belt, including with UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.
That row led to one of his biggest controversies in 2018 as he travelled 3,000 miles to confront Khabib in a vicious attack on his bus.
He pleaded guilty to assault after punching a man in a pub in 2018 and had his £150k Bentley seized by police for driving offences four years later.
Joe Rogan lashed out at McGregor in a four-letter outburst and the Irishman has also fired shots at Jake Paul, KSI and Tommy Fury.
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather also has McGregor on his enemy list after the pair clashed in a cross-sport bout in 2017.
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“The rumours of a bout with [Topuria] are false,” he wrote on X.
“I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambrani family to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India.
“I have agreed. I will then seek my return to the Octagon.”