Conor McGregor had 'identity ripped apart' and told he's 'not a winner'
The Dubliner has once again teased that he will return to the octagon after spending over four years away from action.
McGregor was due to fight Michael Chandler last June but the fight was cancelled due to a toe injury and it seems increasingly unlikely he will ever fight again.
Brown, who has a storied career with 43 fights, reckons McGregor's identity took serious damage after back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier.
'Every fighter knows it becomes your identity," he told The Fighter vs. The Writer podcast. "When you're a fighter, it becomes who you are. We talk about it all the time with sports psychologists and other fighters. You can't let this be your identity.
"You're more than that. It becomes your identity. I don't give a f*ck what everybody tells you or what you try to believe in your own head," he continued.
'Now his identity kind of got ripped apart by Dustin Poirier. Dustin took his soul. Khabib [Nurmagomedov] probably first, but Dustin kind of put the nail in the coffin on that.
'Now he's not a winner with that identity. Now he's not even competing anymore. That's a lot to deal with for anyone. So you've got to have a little bit of sympathy on that side. It is a lot to deal with.'
McGregor turned 37 last month and has not fought competitively since 2021. When he returned to the ring four years ago, he lost both of his fights to Dustin Poirier. He was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler in front of a sell-out crowd last June, but withdrew due to a toe injury.
Away from MMA, McGregor has been in the news recently after losing his appeal against Nikita Hand.
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