Former Bellator and ONE champion Ben Askren believes there is a purpose why former two-division UFC titleholder Conor McGregor hasn’t made an octagon return. Askren believes McGregor is ‘an addict.’
“It is fairly apparent to me that Conor McGregor is an addict,” Askren stated on Funky and the Champ podcast. “He’s charismatic sufficient, wealthy sufficient that it does not actually have a massively detrimental affect on his dwell so everybody type of lets him do what he needs to do.
“This man is clearly out partying, cannot present up for a coaching camp and since he cannot present up at coaching camp he cannot get able to combat,” Askren continued. “There’s movies of him praying consistently. And hear, f you are wealthy and well-known and I suppose you are not murdering anybody, or something worse the place you are going to go to jail, it is wonderful. No matter. Go dwell your life, however he did type of drag on this proven fact that he was going to combat for 2 years.”
Askren speculated that McGregor is hooked on each medicine and alcohol however did not really feel comfy saying definitively with out having seen McGregor use medicine.
“I do not know that I could make any pronouncements with out having seen him do it, however I’ve watched sufficient movies to know that his man is uncontrolled,” Askren stated. “He is partying consistently and from all rumors he is on a number of substances.”
McGregor has been out of motion since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout towards Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor’s octagon return was booked towards Michael Chandler for UFC 303 on June 29 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, however he was compelled out of the bout resulting from a toe damage.
