The Irish superstar Conor McGregor recently withdrew from his highly anticipated UFC 303 bout with Michael Chandler. The reason? An injury to the same leg that snapped in 2021. As McGregor nurses his wounds, a blast from the past served up a dose of his own medicine. This is coming from none other than Rafael dos Anjos.Â
The former UFC lightweight champion and longtime McGregor rival seized the moment to throw a verbal jab at the sidelined fighter. One must note that McGregor brutally roasted RDA in the past. As such, Rafael dos Anjos quipped on McGregor’s recent X post with a short but effective statement.
It’s just a bruise, take some ibuprofen.
Rafael Dos Anjos via X
If those words sound familiar, they should. This is the exact phrase Conor McGregor used to taunt dos Anjos back in 2016. RDA had pulled out of their scheduled fight due to injury at the time. McGregor, never one to hold his tongue, mercilessly mocked the Brazilian’s misfortune. Fast forward eight years, and the tables have turned.
RDA’s response highlights the long memory of fighters and the sport’s penchant for poetic justice. McGregor’s canceled fight against Michael Chandler was a blow to the MMA community. But for RDA, karma couldn’t have hit back at a better moment. As for McGregor, his return to the combat sports world seems bleak at best.
Daniel Cormier unsure of the future of Conor McGregor’s fighting career
MMA is an unpredictable sport, and so are retirements. When it comes to Conor McGregor, the sport’s biggest star, one UFC Hall of Famer is beginning to doubt McGregor’s future in the fighting industry. He believed that this may be it for the Irish star.
Daniel Cormier casts doubt on Conor McGregor’s fighting career (via Bleacher Report)Daniel Cormier recently voiced his concerns about McGregor’s fighting future. The catalyst was McGregor’s withdrawal from the highly anticipated UFC 303 bout against Michael Chandler. Cormier expressed his thoughts by pointing out McGregor’s lifestyle.
You’ve got to think and weigh your two options of life. One, be on yachts, boats, parties, having all the fun in the world. Or, spend months and months at a time in a gym preparing to fight absolute killers. Ask yourself, as a human being, what would you choose? Most of you would choose option A.
Daniel Cormier via his YouTube channel
Cormier’s skepticism isn’t unfounded. McGregor hasn’t graced the octagon since his leg decided to audition for a pretzel in July 2021. Since then, the Irishman’s life has remained a whirlwind of yachts, parties, and Hollywood. It’s this jet-setting lifestyle that has Cormier questioning McGregor’s motivation to return. As such, McGregor’s future in combat sports remains uncertain.
