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Joe Rogan is not putting his money on a Conor McGregor comeback.
McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) hasn't competed since July 2021 when he broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier. He was scheduled to return against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 last June but withdrew after breaking his pinky toe.
McGregor hasn't had a fight booked since then, which is why Rogan doubts he'll fight again.
"If I had to bet, no," Rogan said on his "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. "No, I don't think he comes back, because he hasn't come back yet, and he could have. If he really wanted to, he would have been back in the gym, had a fight scheduled, drug tested, clean, training, gone through a camp, and had a fight. He had a broken toe before his fight against Chandler. I understand that. OK, why should you fight with a broken toe? Especially a guy who moves a lot like Conor, he relies on movement so much. Yeah, I get it. So heal that toe up. What's that, two months? And so then you’re back in camp, and then you reschedule a fight, and then you fight again, but he didn't."
Rogan also points to McGregor's lifestyle, and his involvement in a slew of legal issues as major distractions to a potential UFC comeback. Last November, a jury found McGregor liable for assault against a woman who accused him of raping her.
"Also partying, constant partying, all these legal problems that he has, scooting around on yachts, and driving around in a Lamborghini. He’s wealthy," Rogan said. "What's really sad is if he comes back when he's like 39 or 40 and his body just doesn't have it anymore."
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Joe Rogan skeptical of Conor McGregor UFC comeback
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McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) hasn't competed since July 2021 when he broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier. He was scheduled to return against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 last June but withdrew after breaking his pinky toe.
McGregor hasn't had a fight booked since then, which is why Rogan doubts he'll fight again.
"If I had to bet, no," Rogan said on his "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. "No, I don't think he comes back, because he hasn't come back yet, and he could have. If he really wanted to, he would have been back in the gym, had a fight scheduled, drug tested, clean, training, gone through a camp, and had a fight. He had a broken toe before his fight against Chandler. I understand that. OK, why should you fight with a broken toe? Especially a guy who moves a lot like Conor, he relies on movement so much. Yeah, I get it. So heal that toe up. What's that, two months? And so then you’re back in camp, and then you reschedule a fight, and then you fight again, but he didn't."
Rogan also points to McGregor's lifestyle, and his involvement in a slew of legal issues as major distractions to a potential UFC comeback. Last November, a jury found McGregor liable for assault against a woman who accused him of raping her.
"Also partying, constant partying, all these legal problems that he has, scooting around on yachts, and driving around in a Lamborghini. He’s wealthy," Rogan said. "What's really sad is if he comes back when he's like 39 or 40 and his body just doesn't have it anymore."
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Joe Rogan skeptical of Conor McGregor UFC comeback
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