Irish MMA superstar Conor McGregor has shocked the world yet again as he announced that he has retired from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. He took to Twitter to announce his retirement.
The former featherweight and lightweight UFC champion tweeted that he has formally retired from the sport called Mixed Martial Arts.
Hey guys quick announcement, I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally known as “Mixed Martial Art” today.
I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition.
I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement.
Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 26, 2019
“Hey guys quick announcement, I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally known as “Mixed Martial Art” today. I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition. I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!” He tweeted.
"I am not treating this as an official retirement quite yet from Conor McGregor, but according to Dana White, he is."
–@bokamotoESPN on McGregor tweeting that he is retiring from MMA pic.twitter.com/ew7KaOeSP5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 26, 2019
UFC president Dana White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that he is taking this retirement seriously. Conor McGregor had once tweeted before as well that he was going to retire, but it was then understood that negotiations were ongoing for the new contract.
“He has the money to retire and his whiskey is KILLIN it. It totally makes sense. If I was him I would retire too,” White wrote in a text message to Okamoto. “He’s retiring from fighting. Not from working. The Whiskey will keep him busy and I’m sure he has other things he’s working on.
“He has been so fun to watch!!! He has accomplished incredible things in this sport. I am so happy for him and I look forward to seeing him be as successful outside of the octagon as he was in it.”
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