Conor McGregor’s ‘going through midlife crisis’ and ‘won’t make UFC return’

UFC star Conor McGregor has taken shots from a fellow lightweight fighter who claimed the Irishman’s ‘life is going to s***’.

McGregor, 35, has come under fire from lightweight UFC fighter Grant Dawson who believes that the ‘Notorious’ is finished with the sport. McGregor hasn’t set foot inside the cage since he suffered a broken leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

Since his last bout, McGregor hasn’t lost his edge after he appeared in fine form during the launch event of his Forged Irish Stout last month. But Dawson doesn’t feel that McGregor is ready to return to the sport.

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Dawson told MMA Fighting he’s yet to be convinced that McGregor will return to the ring, he said: “I don’t think he’s coming back. I don’t think he’s fighting. I think he’s going through a mid-life crisis right now."

The 29-year-old believes that McGregor has struggled mentally without fighting and has left the Irishman questioning his ‘purpose’ in life. He added: "We’re going kind of deep here but the thing that makes people happy isn’t chasing happiness, it’s chasing purpose. Conor used to have a purpose, and I believe Conor doesn’t have a purpose anymore, and that’s why his life is kind of going to s***.

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“He just doesn’t know what he wants to do. He doesn’t need to do anything. He doesn’t have to do anything. He’s just in this point where he doesn’t know what his purpose in life is and I think that’s (why) he’s so all over the place.

"‘Oh, I’m going to box, oh I’m going to do bare-knuckle, oh I’m going to fight Michael Chandler, oh I’m going to do The Ultimate Fighter.’ It’s just bouncing between what he wants to do. I’m retired again, now I’m not retired again. I just think he needs to find some purpose outside of MMA if he really wants to be happy.”

McGregor’s proposed bout against Michael Chandler, which was announced in February, was thrown in doubt by his absence from the USADA drug testing pool. But McGregor hinted that he’s back in the pool – which he must remain in for at least six months before he’s eligible to compete.

And by the looks of it, he's working hard towards a return. He wrote on Instagram on Thursday: "Find my targets. Hit them. F*** the consequences. You’re going down. This is fighting. Sparring day with slick @grozdevnikolay.

"Always a banger of a spar with the slick fella. Submitted my stuff to Novitzky. Ball rolling see you soon you little light work b***h."

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