When most folks were sleeping, former UFC featherweight and lightweight winner Conor McGregor put a tweet out saying that he’s retired from MMA. Below is the quote from his tweet:
“Hey guys quick announcement, I have decided to retire from the sport officially known as”Mixed Martial Art” today. I need all of my coworkers well going forward in contest. I now join my spouses on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!”
At first glance, it’s hard to take McGregor seriously. In the end, this is not the first time. The other time he tweeted something similar came after he was submitted by Nate Diaz at a shocker at UFC 196. Only a few months after tweeting he had been back at the cage, winning a vast majority decision over Diaz at UFC 202. So whenever McGregor tweets some thing about retiring from MMA, you need to keep in mind he has pulled this stunt before.
At second glance, though, there could be something more to this. In the end, McGregor does not need MMA. It’s just a matter of whether he has that burning fire to step in the cage, because as far as finances go, he is set for life. The Floyd Mayweather boxing superfight in 2017 made McGregor upwards of $100 million, which monetary windfall help put him up for success with Suitable 12 whiskey. McGregor does not really truly”need” MMA anymore. However he’s a rival, and he likely does not wish to venture out on a catastrophic entry loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in his final bout, not to mention all of the shenanigans that went along with it.
If anything, this may be a tactic by McGregor. It’s smart for McGregor to capture the eye of MMA fans and media. He hasn’t even fought in almost a year and yet remains talked about more than any other fighter. He’s clearly a very smart guy. The UFC has had discussions with McGregor about returning at UFC 239 at a co-main event bout against Nate Diaz, but McGregor has been adamant he wants to fight in the main event, and it appears that is at the crux of his own beef with UFC president Dana White and co.. This could be McGregor posturing and trying to get the UFC to call his bluff, but it remains to be seen.
With no McGregor, the UFC will have to go ahead and book UFC 239 without him as a potential fight. The rumors are that the UFC wants to do Daniel Cormier from Brock Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title in the main event, and there are plenty of other alternatives for the card including Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington for the UFC welterweight title. As much as the fans want to see McGregor return and fight someone like Diaz, as far as it seems like the promotion needs McGregor, they really don’t, along with the UFC’s well-oiled machine will continue to move forwards with or without the Irish celebrity.
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