Conor McGregor withdrew from UFC 303 against Michael Chandler due to a broken toe sustained during training.
Fans were disappointed by the news as they had been eagerly anticipating McGregor's return to the octagon.
McGregor's injury required several weeks of recovery time.
Conor McGregor, the renowned UFC fighter, was set to make his much-anticipated return to the octagon against Michael Chandler at UFC 303. However, an unexpected injury forced him to withdraw from the fight.
McGregor revealed on social media that he sustained a broken toe during a training session without wearing full protective gear. The injury required several weeks of recovery time, making it impossible for McGregor to compete in UFC 303 as planned.
The news came as a disappointment to fans who were eagerly awaiting McGregor's return after his loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. The Irish fighter had been teasing a comeback for months, and many believed that Chandler would be the perfect opponent for him.
Despite the setback, McGregor remained optimistic about his future in the UFC. He assured fans that he would return to the octagon
Conor McGregor suffered a broken toe during training that forced him out of UFC 303.
McGregor's injury occurred without protective gear.
Accuracy
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Deception
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Fallacies
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The author, Brett Okamoto, does not commit any formal or informal fallacies in the article. However, there are a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by Conor McGregor that are quoted in the article. These instances do not constitute fallacies on the part of the author and therefore do not impact the score negatively. The score is reduced by 5 points due to these quotes.
McGregor wrote that 'he would need to fight 10 fights to make what he would make in this one.'
McGregor wrote that 'Chandler would need to fight 10 fights to make what he would make in this one.'
Conor McGregor expressed disbelief after Islam Makhachev made a disparaging comment about his injury on social media
McGregor initially claimed he couldn’t buy a new Bugatti due to not being paid for the fight, but later retracted this statement
Accuracy
Conor McGregor expressed disbelief after Conor McGregor revealed his broken toe as the reason for withdrawing from UFC 303
Conor McGregor suffered a broken toe that led to the cancellation of his scheduled fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 303.
Conor McGregor revealed that a broken toe caused his withdrawal from the fight.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in the way it presents Conor McGregor's injury reveal. It implies that Makhachev's reaction was solely based on McGregor's broken toe, when in reality, Makhachev also took a dig at McGregor by mentioning his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. This is an example of selective reporting and editorializing.
You don’t need a pinkie toe for a fight lol. Chicken 🐓 - Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) June 21, 2024
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy and inflammatory rhetoric. The author does not present any original analysis or reporting but rather relies on the statements of others to create a sensationalized narrative.
. . . even after that card was given a new main and co-main event fans still had to wait a while for “The Notorious” to reveal that his withdrawal was due to a broken toe.
There’s certainly no love lost between Makhachev and McGregor considering the Irishman’s rivalry with former lightweight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is both a teammate and close friend of the UFC’s reigning lightweight champion.
You don’t need a pinkie toe for a fight lol. Chicken 🐓 — Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) June 21, 2024
Conor McGregor withdrew from UFC 303 due to a broken toe
McGregor sustained the injury during training without proper protective gear
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Deception
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Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority and a potential overgeneralization. The appeal to authority comes from quoting Conor McGregor's Instagram post about his injury without questioning or providing any other sources for the information. The potential overgeneralization is when the author says 'he could have fought 2 or 3 times by now etc.', which implies that Chandler would have been in all those fights, which may not be accurate.
Conor McGregor posted on Instagram on Friday that a broken toe was the reason he had to pull out of his headline UFC 303 bout against Michael Chandler after previously not specifying the injury.
