Chael Sonnen: McGregor is a bully and mentally cracked

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"From a historical standpoint -- €”mentally -- Conor McGregor fell apart," Sonnen said on the ESPN post-fight coverage. "He cracked. It was just like watching Mike Tyson fold against Evander Holyfield and all the guys that have come before and after. Listen, when you stand up to a bully he will fade every time. Conor McGregor is a bully. Now, that's the mental side."

"The American Gangster," who is often mentioned in conversation with McGregor when comparing both their abilities in trash talk and fight promotion, then broke down the action that took place inside the Octagon and what led to McGregor's submission loss to Diaz.


"Physically, Conor fought a great fight," he said. "He landed some fantastic combinations. The problem was Nate Diaz was too big. When Conor landed those shots, Nate didn't go away. Eventually Conor began to fatigue and he began to take punches himself. Forget the rear-naked choke, forget the takedown. This was about fatigue, exhaustion and Conor McGregor, mentally, needed out."

http://www.mmamania.com/2016/3/7/11...mentally-cracked-nate-diaz-submission-ufc-196

 

[Jon Lock]

the first time I agree with Sonnen

 

[Fallout King]

Sounds a lot like Sonnen. At least conor won a belt.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

the bully line is probably just a poor choice of words rather than an insult, but the rest is a fair evaluation

 

[Fahcough]

I'm just glad it wasn't a TKO fast stoppage by Dean. Had an absolute ending.

This place would have crashed for 2 days.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

I'm glad Anderson stood up to Chael.

 

[I am Everywhere]

 

[deralict22]

Chael would know...

 

[Lanky0]

can't deny the damage he took made him want out too, not only was it running out of gas..

 

[TatooNU]

Hmmm......Shael was 1:30 seconds away from beating Anderson once and got caught in a noob sub. He was 80 seconds away from beating Jones who would have got DQ'ed because of his broken toe. He mentally broke in both fights.

Dont think Conor is a bully. He is showmen.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Has the butthurt started yet? Chael's assessment seems pretty much spot on though I'm sure it will be ignored in favor of "hurr durr Chael sucks" comments.

 

[OliverAtom]

He may be right but when i think of being mentally weak Chael's fights against Rashad, Jones and Anderson 2 comes to mind. He gave up at the first sign of hardship.

 

[dragonsfly]

lmao.. I just fucking love Chael Sonnen. vote the fuck up

 

[discrawg]

I agree with Chael. I also respect his opinion when it comes to the psychological side of fighting, it's something he has worked on and studied extensively.

 

[brucedatruce]

Yup. He cracked. He's a little bully from Crumlin who thought he would the king of the world.

Got his ass kicked back to the concentration camp division.

 

[skombolis]

Probably would have been better if he said "aggressor" than "bully". I don't particularly care for the term bully when talking about grown men and street fighters who aren't being punked. But thought it was a good breakdown other than that.

 

[Kalmyk Fighter]

Chael has even more of a glass heart than McGregor.

Less charismatic on the mic.

Mentally weaker.

 

[Hardkore]

Has the butthurt started yet? Chael's assessment seems pretty much spot on though I'm sure it will be ignored in favor of "hurr durr Chael sucks" comments.

I agree with everything Chael said, but using the word Bully is a bit strong.

 

[BamaBoy91]

He's right

 

[Hardkore]

Probably would have been better if he said "aggressor" than "bully". I don't particularly care for the term bully when talking about grown men and street fighters who aren't being punked. But thought it was a good breakdown other than that.

Agreed. He doesn't say the nicest things, and a lot is disrespectful, but Bully is a bit strong.