McGregor shared footage of him working the aqua bag on social media. His combination work consisted of a cross-uppercut-cross-cross. They say power is the last thing to go in a fighter, and while that might be true, McGregor looked fairly rigid, a shade of his former self. MMA fans thought the same.

Any suggestion of a Conor McGregor return fight is absurd "if you're talking about any level of responsibility," says the former UFC star Sonnen.