Conor McGregor has been sent a warning over his weight gain after a picture of the UFC star showed him weighing 190 lbs.
The Dubliner bragged about his weight gain as he continues to work towards a return to the Octagon next year, but cage legend Chael Sonnen is concerned.
The UFC legend claims that McGregor looks 'bloated' and has put on the extra pounds due to his inability to train fully while on the mend with a broken tibia.
Sonnen warned McGregor that he should not be targeting a cut back to lightweight (155 lbs) after reaching his heaviest ever weight.
“So there is this picture floating around of Conor McGregor looking bigger than we have ever seen him weighing something like 190lbs," Sonnen said on his YouTube channel.
"And if he does in fact weigh one hundred and ninety pounds, he should not be going down to 155.
"First off, that picture of Conor, he did not look great. Conor is chiseled man. There’s clothing people that pay Conor to wear their stuff. He’s got this fantastic build. That picture of him at 190lbs, I can’t give those same compliments.
"He looked like he was extremely bloated. And when somebody weighs 190 – that’s used to weighing 155, 175; what you have to wonder is how. How did you get this big? Why? The answer to me seems redundantly obvious. You’re not training.
"You cannot train the way you need to prepare in MMA, which we’re well aware. We are well aware that Conor is not. He’s got the hurt leg and he’s not doing what he is used to.
"If you’re not doing our sport, who gives a damn what you weigh? If your calorie deficit to intake got so far out of control, that you’re bigger than you’ve ever been, that’s not a good thing.”
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