Conor McGregor has worried fight fans by smoking and drinking in France despite promising to give up partying ahead of his UFC return.
McGregor has been enjoying himself in Monaco for the past few days after picking up his new £2.6million custom Lamborghini yacht. The Irishman is plotting his octagon return later this year and recently sparred for the first time since his horror leg break last July.
The former two-weight champion promised fans in January that he would give up alcohol to prepare for his fighting return, only to reiterate the claim the following month. Three months on, McGregor has posted several pictures of him drinking his infamous Proper 12 whiskey whilst partying friends in France.
Fans have weighed in on McGregor's recent post wish one user writing: "Thought Conor said he was going to stop drinking to focus on training four months ago?". Another commenter told the UFC star: "You are a living legend of MMA, but you can not continue like this drinking alcohol and smoking and expect to make a successful comeback and win."
A third user said McGregor should learn from the training habits of his former opponent Floyd Mayweather, writing: "What the f*** are you doing? Do you realise why Mayweather is so successful? "The guy trains none stop and isn’t getting high or drunk and that’s why he is greatest and you could have been as well but you’re washed up man, the heart is no longer in the game but loved watching what you did for the it."
McGregor has called out welterweight champion Kamaru Usman for his comeback fight in the hopes of becoming the first-ever three-weight UFC champion. The 33-year-old has lost three of his last four fights and is currently ranked at No.9 at lightweight. He insists he will fight at 170-pounds in his comeback fight after being limited to weight training during his recovery and bulking up to 190-pounds.
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McGregor has been advised to take a warm-up fight before challenging elite fighters because of his recent form and inactivity, but MMA analyst Chael Sonnen doesn't think there are any easy opponents for McGregor to fight.
"Within the UFC that human being doesn't exist," Sonnen said. "Can we get Conor somebody out of the top ten? No, that's silly. Who is it at 155-pounds that you believe would be the tune-up fight? Should we bump him up to 170-pounds and play the same game? What person is it that feel fits that criteria?"
