Conor McGregor hits back at Chael Sonnen after UFC legend is accused of cancelling return fight for being in REHAB
CONOR McGREGOR has hit back at Chael Sonnen after being accused of cancelling his UFC fight for being in REHAB.
The Irishman was forced out of his UFC 303 comeback bout against Michael Chandler on June 29 after suffering a toe injury.
But Sonnen – a renowned troll – baselessly claimed McGregor was not injured and was instead in rehab for substance abuse.
He said on ESPN: “What incredible irony, that both sides have these massive interests in alcohol, and one side (McGregor) is in the middle of rehab for substance abuse, including alcohol.”
McGregor responded by uploading pictures of the broken toe that forced him out of a fight for the first time in his UFC career.
He posted: “Chael shut your pie hole, hoe. You tap from ground and pound.”
Sonnen later backtracked for his false allegation by saying: “I do not know that Conor is in rehab, for one.
“For two, I would not begrudge or tease Conor in the least if he was in rehab.
“I would be very proud of Conor, and I would imagine for somebody in his spot, to go into rehab is something you want to keep quiet.
“To do that in Ireland, I would imagine that he would have needed to humble himself greatly.”
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McGregor, 35, has not fought since July 2021 when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier, 35.
He gained a reputation during his meteoric rise for fighting through injury and never pulling out.
But with so much on the line in his return, McGregor insisted he could not take the risk of fighting Chandler, 38, injured.
He wrote: “It needs a few weeks that’s it. I couldn’t justify to my team, or fans, that I make the walk hindered again.
“That walk has been seen. This next walk has got to be, and it will be, 100 per cent Conor McGregor.
“The fans deserve it and we are getting close. A slight lapse in concentration and a nuisance of an injury was picked up,” McGregor wrote.
“That’s it. Take the lesson and move forward. I will get this back. I’ve got too. I’ve got two fights left on my contract.
“I’ve got Bugattis and more yachts on my mind. I’m coming to shine. I gotta just take my time.
“Cos I still got yachts and Bentleys and mansions and all the rest. Ya know yaself.
“But ya get me, I’ll be back. See ya’s soon. See ya at the top. Chandler or not.”