Did anyone foresee Conor turning into THIS?

[Blond]

It's easy to be active and obsessed with the sport when you're a hungry prospect. All fighters end up slowing down to some degree after they reach the top or encounter a few set backs. I would say Connor is doing better than guys like Tony who keep going at it, accumulating damage and taking more L's. His main issue seems to be that he is stuck in the limbo where he still wants to be viewed as a legit threat, but no longer has the drive or confidence to properly compete. He needs to make a firm decision to retire and move on to other pursuits.

 

[g*r*b]

This is a guy who from early on was craving the freedom to do what ever the fuck he pleased. There really is no end to that kind of story than this.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Floyd? But that maybe a rare exception.

Floyd enjoyed hard work for the sake of working hard.

That guy put in some intense workouts.

 

[koa pomaikai]

Tom Brady is worth half a billion dollars and he still suited up for the Bucs and gave it his all. As did Kobe. Conor just isn't that guy.

Fighting someone is very different t from basketball or football.

 

[drphil]

I honestly thought Conor was never going to stop at one point. Guy was ready to fight again months after KOing Aldo and was back again months after the Nate loss. When he took the hiatus after the Floyd I thought he was going to less active or maybe even retire but holy shit, I did not see him turning into this. Everything he said during his prime, weakness, inactivity, yelling from the sidelines, is what he is doing right now but even if I'm not a fan anymore, it's sad to see him like this.

Seriously?
No offense mate but a blind, deaf mute could see this trainwreck coming a mile away years ago.

 

[tasticles]

Yeah he's been visibly struggling with substance abuse for years. He needs to go to rehab.

I'm surprised he isn't in prison or dead from a russian mob.

 

[OverhandLoop]

Not too surprised, honestly. The buildup to the Khabib fight showed how much of an unhinged crank the guy is. Strange, dark fruitcakery abounds because he knew he was going to lose. Should’ve retired after the Floyd fight.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

I honestly thought Conor was never going to stop at one point. Guy was ready to fight again months after KOing Aldo and was back again months after the Nate loss. When he took the hiatus after the Floyd I thought he was going to less active or maybe even retire but holy shit, I did not see him turning into this. Everything he said during his prime, weakness, inactivity, yelling from the sidelines, is what he is doing right now but even if I'm not a fan anymore, it's sad to see him like this.

Yep. He's basically became everything he talked against while coming up

 

[gentel]

If he wants to never fight again that's fine

But getting more spotlight in MMA media than actual active fighters is wrong

 

[Humongo]

he looks like a... bum?

 

[Goutfather]

yes, i did, years ago. i was right about him, and for years i ate shit for it. should have been obvious to everyone.

 

[Mike]

Looks like a fiend at midnight at a big city train station in Germany. Kids don't do drugs, they are stronger than you.

And you might win for awhile but drugs are like the house. They always win in the end and when they do they take everything.

 

[Mike]

I don't get the drug accusations, it's entirely plausible he's just drunk. Have people never seen cocky drunks acting a fool?

I'm not even a coke guy or an expert on hard drugs, but Jesus Christ Conor has every nervous tick that a cocaine addict has ever displayed.

 

[Marko Polo]

Definitely sad. His meteoric rise was unlike anything ever seen in the history of the sport. Although he was always an eccentric, he was also very philosophical and charismatic early on.

Conor is the happiest he’s ever been. I wouldn’t call it sad, I’d say it’s more disappointing. This is the guy Conor always was.

 

[Ares Black]

I don't get the drug accusations, it's entirely plausible he's just drunk. Have people never seen cocky drunks acting a fool?

I worked in bars for over a decade and went to rehab for cocaine and alcohol.

I am 100% certain that Conor McGregor is a cocaine addict as well as an alcoholic.

 

[Ares Black]

Conor is the happiest he’s ever been.

I guarantee that this is not true.

I wouldn’t call it sad, I’d say it’s more disappointing. This is the guy Conor always was.

It's both sad and disappointing.

 

[surgeyou1]

If having half a bill and partying is rock bottom then sign me up lol

 

[Marko Polo]

I guarantee that this is not true.

It's both sad and disappointing.

This is what Conor always was. The charismatic guy we saw before was an act, and I don’t think it’s sad to admit that. Its just the way it is the guy is a turd

 

[Mike]

I worked in bars for over a decade and went to rehab for cocaine and alcohol.

I am 100% certain that Conor McGregor is a cocaine addict as well as an alcoholic.

It's honestly pretty rare to find people that don't dabble in drugs and mix it with booze. Booze and weed or booze and coke probably being the most common.

 

[Edz519]

Yes.

100%, and I’ve called it since his fight with Khabib.

The writing was on the wall.

Predicting it since khabib isn't a feat when that was clearly shown by him during that and the man has only had a couple fights since. Now if you predicted this during like mendes that be different