Daniel Cormier is uncertain whether Conor McGregor can ever bounce back after the tough situations he’s facing.
Conor McGregor’s sexual assault conviction is significantly affecting his life, both professionally and personally. A Dublin court found him guilty in a case involving Nikita Hand, and the fallout has been felt across his business and public persona. His reputation is taking a hit, with criticism coming from both the fight world and the general public. The consequences of this case are set to have a long-lasting impact on McGregor’s career and future endeavors.
Just last Friday, a court ruled that McGregor was responsible for an attack on a woman at a hotel in Dublin back in 2018. The court ordered him to pay $260,000 to the victim as compensation.
As a result, McGregor has lost several major partnerships. Proper No. Twelve, the company behind his whiskey, announced they will no longer be working with him. Additionally, the makers of the “Hitman” video game said they’ll be removing McGregor’s character from the game. Cormier believes McGregor will continue to face serious consequences moving forward.
McGregor’s career could suffer ‘long-term effects’ from his ongoing sexual assault case
Now, Cormier thinks that the bad stuff McGregor did outside the ring might be remembered more than all the great things McGregor did when fighting.
“It’s unfortunate because this is one of the biggest stars that this sport has ever seen. We’ve never seen anything like a Conor McGregor in mixed martial arts,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “For a guy of that stature to come from our sport and be tied to something as bad as this, it really does suck. There are going to be some long-term effects from this.”
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The UFC commentator said he’s not judging Conor McGregor because he doesn’t know exactly what happened between McGregor and Nikita Hand that night. But since there have been other accusations about McGregor, things don’t seem to be going well for him.
“When I hear things like this, sometimes (celebrities) are targeted – especially guys that carry that type of cache, that type of name recognition,” Cormier said. “But with Conor, it seems like there has been more than one instance where stuff like this has come up. Like I said, I am not judging this man. I don’t know.
“I wasn’t there. You know who knows? Conor and that girl. But, this isn’t the first time that we have seen something like that so, you’re a little less inclined to be, ‘Oh, this is a gold digger that’s trying to do this.’ But do know that as long as there have been sports, there have been instances like this.”
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Several of his colleagues, including former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and current champion Islam Makhachev, have already taken shots at him, slamming him for being an “alcoholic,” “drug junkie,” and “rapist.”
“Honestly, it seems a little bit off-brand for Islam,” Cormier said. “I know the boys. The boys love to talk trash. The boys love to mess around. The boys will tell you what they feel. It feels off-brand, but in this case, I feel like it could be because this rivalry between these boys from Dagestan and Conor McGregor has been as nasty as any rivalry as we have seen in mixed martial arts.”
Do you agree with Daniel Cormier’s view that Conor McGregor will face long-term consequences from the sexual assault case?
