Conor McGregor’s sudden retirement announcement this week came at an interesting time, right when his alleged sexual assault case in Ireland was unveiled through mainstream media. His spokesperson, however, clarified that the two incidents were in no way connected.
Chael Sonnen recently gave his own take on the matter, touching on the repercussions a retirement entails in terms of being in the USADA testing pool. “The American Gangster” also voiced his opinions on the possible connection between McGregor’s current troubles and the UFC.
“I would not think that retiring, excluding yourself, taking yourself out of something very positive, very loved, very coveted as a means of strategy while having to deal with something so tremendous, would be wise,” Sonnen said in a video he released on his YouTube channel.