"Are you doing this just because you got caught?"- Former UFC star questions Conor McGregor’s divine vision amid legal fights and political ambitions

Conor McGregor recently claimed that a powerful ibogaine trip in Mexico opened his eyes and pushed him back toward fighting. While this came as positive news for his fans, others weighed his words against the turmoil that has surrounded him for years.

Former UFC heavyweight fighter Brendan Schaub wonders if McGregor’s spiritual awakening came from genuine change or from a man cornered by legal battles and a failed political run. Schaub acknowledged that McGregor has lived under a level of fame no fighter has experienced before and said the chaos around him had reached a breaking point.

He felt McGregor hit rock bottom and reached for anything that could pull him out of it. Reacting to McGregor's post, Schaub said on his YouTube channel:

“I think he was at rock bottom, and he knew he was going down a dead-end road, and it wasn’t going to end well, and things were going to be completely different for him. He was looking for any answer. He needs something. Sometimes you should be praying that this guy found it because he was at rock bottom in every facet.”

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He added:

“I’m with some of the fan base. Are you doing this just because you got caught? Are you doing this just because you want support or because you were running for politics? I get that understanding. I’m going to take him at his word and think he realized he had to make a change. Let’s hope this is real.”

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McGregor reappeared online after a brief social detox and said the treatment healed him and renewed his purpose. He shared training clips, confirmed he is back in the testing pool and hinted at a fight at a planned White House event in June 2026, potentially against Michael Chandler.

Conor McGregor talks about visuals he saw during psychedelic treatment

Conor McGregor re-emerged online with a sweeping declaration that he has undergone an intense psychoactive therapy meant to confront trauma and revive his fighting spirit.

The former UFC two-division champion described an ibogaine treatment in Mexico that he said delivered a vivid vision of his own death. McGregor has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021 and has spent much of the past four years dealing with legal issues and outside ventures.

He took to X and wrote:

"It was incredible, intense, and absolutely eye-opening. I was shown what would have been my death. How soon it was to be, and how it would have impacted my children. I was looking down on myself as it happened, and then I was looking out from the coffin. God then came to me in the Holy Trinity."