Joe Rogan remains unconvinced that UFC legend Conor McGregor will fight again and believes the Irishman's “hard” partying lifestyle could keep him away from the Octagon.
It's been more than three years since Rogan sat on the Octagon floor at UFC 264 to interview Conor McGregor, who suffered a serious injury in his loss to Dustin Poirier. This fight in July 2021 was McGregor's last fight in the UFC.
Dana White has scheduled a June match between McGregor and Michelle Chandler, and has them both act as coaches on the reality series. ultimate fighter – To promote the event. However, McGregor broke his toe during training and the match was not fought.
The former two-division champion has had similar troubles outside the cage. An Irish jury ordered McGregor to pay 208,000 pounds ($206,262) in damages in a civil rape case. However, McGregor denied raping the woman.
Rogan appeared to question whether McGregor would fight in the UFC again on a recent episode of his podcast.
“I don't know if Conor is going to fight again,” Logan said.
“The reality is the guy is partying, and he's partying really hard, and he talked about it in court. He's talking about cocaine,” Logan said. I said no.
Rogan then drew parallels between McGregor's drug use and the extreme training methods he uses in preparation for fights.
“We've all seen Conor get beaten and knocked out. We've all seen Conor sparring footage. He sparred with professional boxers. He sparred with elite fighters. are.
“You get hit in the head a lot, and a lot of fighters turn to drugs, especially towards the end of their careers.
“I think they're probably in a constant state of discomfort because they're living with elevated dopamine levels. Their cortisol levels are elevated. It's just that you're not supposed to get hit.
“That shouldn't happen, but that's the reality of continuous training.”
Whether McGregor will fight in the Octagon again remains an open question. However, McGregor says he is in talks to fight Logan Paul in a boxing match in India.
