Legendary ex-UFC star Chael Sonnen believes Conor McGregor's broken leg has allowed fighters to pluck up the courage to call him out.
The former two-weight world champion will have been sidelined through injury for over a year when he returns to the octagon. But he has remained in the headlines throughout that time with call-outs towards and from some of the biggest names in the promotion from featherweight up to welterweight.
McGregor has been pushing for a world title shot at 170lb when he makes his return, but has been called out by top fighters such as lightweight king Charles Oliveira and welterweight Jorge Masvidal. And Sonnen believes that they've become comfortable calling for a fight with the Irishman because he is physically unable to answer in the octagon.
