Conor McGregor’s politics angle ‘a bit ridiculous’

Daniel Cormier finds UFC star Conor McGregor’s sudden turn to politics odd.

The former UFC dual champion recently admitted that his focus is currently on politics, where he plans on running for Irish presidency. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, and has only been booked for one fight since against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 last June – a fight he pulled out of due to a broken pinky toe.

Cormier thinks McGregor saying greatness does not rush is not a good indicator of his fighting future.

“The Conor McGregor of ’15, and ’17, and ’16, the one that went eight rounds with Floyd Mayweather, that Conor McGregor was in a rush to greatness, and if that’s gone, it’s over,” Cormier said on “Good Guy/Bad Guy” with Chael Sonnen. “It’s a wrap, man.

“But to be a politician – he wants to be a politician. Hell, I think people in Ireland don’t even like him. Everybody I speak to are like, ‘I can’t stand this dude.’ But I guess he feels like he has enough support to go into politics.”

Chael Sonnen pointed to the “level of ridiculousness” McGregor is willing to go to get attention, and how it’s like a drug for him.

“It is a bit ridiculous,” Cormier said. “The politics angle, for me, is a little bit ridiculous. But we’ll see what happens.”