Sean O'Malley ponders why Conor McGregor has pulled out of UFC 303: "There's nothing wrong with coca*ne addiction"

Sean O'Malley has added fuel to the fire that Conor McGregor has been subjected to following his UFC 303 withdrawal. On a recent episode of their YouTube podcast, 'Sugar' and his coach Tim Welch speculated on the reason behind the Irishman's withdrawal being something other than a broken toe.

However, the bantamweight titleholder feels that there may be another variable that isn't being taken into account. He breathed new life into the rumors that McGregor suffers from substance abuse issues, specifically with coca*ne. Unfortunately, he isn't the first fighter to suspect as much.

"The real reason Conor isn't fighting is because his toe or isn't because his toe. The real question isn't that if he's fighting because of his toe, but is it because of his coca*ne addiction? There's nothing wrong with a coca*ne addiction if you have it under control."

Check out Sean O'Malley's comments here (43:19):

Throughout his conversation with Welch, O'Malley scoffed at the suggestion that a broken toe was the real reason behind McGregor's withdrawal. He cited the Irishman's well-known history of fighting through injuries, with past instances including beating both Chad Mendes and Max Holloway with a compromised ACL.

Another, perhaps more famous case, was his crushing loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, against whom 'The Notorious' was submitted. Prior to the fight, McGregor had fractured his foot, and claimed that it was still compromised by the time UFC 229 took place.

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Sean O'Malley and Conor McGregor's friendship has soured over the past two months

It is clear that a part of Sean O'Malley's assessment of Conor McGregor is down to trolling. This, it seems, is a response to the Irishman's past tirade in a since-deleted tweet, where he targeted both Ryan Garcia and 'Sugar,' lumping them together due to their positive performance-enhancing drug tests for ostarine.

McGregor challenged O'Malley to sparring, which the bantamweight champion seemed to accept, albeit with a humorous response, requesting that he send a private jet. Since then, both men have taken subtle jabs at each other, with McGregor scoffing at O'Malley's suggestion that he would beat him.