Sylvester Stallone Has a Few Words of Advice for UFC Champion Conor McGregor

Speaking to TMZ Sports in Beverly Hills, Stallone said that the Irish fighter is facing a personal and professional crossroads, in the aftermath of his loss to longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. This is a crossroad in his life, he said. This is probably the most important one because if he doesnt live up to his ideal, If he cant overcome his fear and beat this man, I think itll plague him for the rest of his life.

According to Stallone, McGregor should be inspired by his recent career setbacks, and channel all of his anger and frustrations into his work, instead of lashing out or being bitter.

I think he lost last time because he got resentful, he got prideful, he got arrogant, Stallone said of McGregors defeat by Nurmagomedov last year. He walked right up to that gentleman and he just got smashed in the face when he could have been defensive. There was no Plan B. Not even a Plan A minus.

A huge fan of UFC, Stallone is keen to see a rematch between the two fighters, if McGregor can shrug off his inner saboteur and bring a new attitude into the ring. I wanna see a guy that leaves everything on the table, he said.

And as for the way McGregor conducts himself in public, Stallone has some simple advice. Keep smiling, he said. You cant critique a smile.

McGregor was arrested last week for smashing a fans phone, and has since stated that he needs to work on his patience. Maybe he should take on Stallone as his new anger management coach.