Chael Sonnen had a thing or two to speak about Conor McGregor's emotional response to his UFC 329 defeat. The American believes the former two-division champion is now confronting something bigger than a career-threatening injury.

McGregor's comeback against Max Holloway lasted only 69 seconds before a serious knee injury forced a TKO stoppage. Rather than attending the usual post-fight media obligations, the Irishman left the arena still wearing his fight gear before releasing a series of deeply personal statements on social media.

The former champion insisted he entered the contest healthy and admitted he was struggling to process the aftermath of the contest. He referenced being in a dark place and turning to faith.

Reacting to those messages, Sonnen urged McGregor to hold onto that mindset instead of rushing back into familiar habits. During a recent conversation with Mike Bohn, the UFC Hall of Famer said:

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He added:

Check out Chael Sonnen's comments below (19:15):

Rapper Machine Gun Kelly mocked Conor McGregor's injury on social media following UFC 329. Kelly's comments on the Irishman's devastating knee injury seemingly serve as the latest chapter of a feud that has simmered since their confrontation at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.

The relationship between the pair has remained strained ever since security intervened during their red carpet altercation. McGregor later dismissed the incident by saying he only fights real fighters and, ahead of UFC 329, revisited the encounter by claiming Kelly was fortunate the confrontation had not escalated further.

Following the TKO loss to Max Holloway, Kelly took to social media and wrote:

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