{"id":3555,"date":"2020-06-07T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-retiring-from-fighting-again\/"},"modified":"2020-06-07T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T07:42:00","slug":"ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-retiring-from-fighting-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-retiring-from-fighting-again\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC star Conor McGregor retiring from fighting \u2014 again"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#UFC star Conor McGregor retiring from fighting \u2014 again<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 7, 2020 |<\/span> 3:42am <\/p>\n

\n Conor McGregor, who is considered the biggest star in UFC history, posted on Twitter<\/a> late Saturday night that he\u2019s retiring from the Octagon.<\/p>\n

The announcement, which came after Amanda Nunes\u2019 impressive flyweight title defense in UFC 250, came as a surprise, but already some believe it\u2019s insincere and could be more of a publicity stunt. Retirements are often used as a bargaining tool in combat sports.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old McGregor, who has a 22-4 record in mixed martial arts, fought as recently as Jan. 18 when he scored a a first-round TKO victory over Donald \u201cCowboy\u201d Cerrone in UFC 246. <\/p>\n

\u201cHey guys I\u2019ve decided to retire from fighting,\u201d McGregor tweeted. \u201cThank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it\u2019s been!\u201d<\/p>\n

The skepticism from this retirement announcement comes from the fact that the controversial fighter has made this dubious declaration before. It\u2019s now the third time in four years the former two-division champion has announced his retirement. He also said he was done with fighting in 2016 and 2019, only to return. <\/p>\n

McGregor recently hasn\u2019t sounded like a fighter ready to call it quits. On May 28, he posted on Twitter that he would accept a fight with Anderson Silva, another UFC legend. According to ESPN, this summer McGregor was once tied to a potential fight with current top lightweight contender Justin Gaethje, and there also had been speculation of a trilogy bout, tiebreaker bout against Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, UFC president Dana White said McGregor might be best served to wait and face the winner of the title bout between Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov, a McGregor nemesis who has a win over him. <\/p>\n

After McGregor\u2019s victory over Cerrone, there also was speculation that he would fight Floyd Mayweather again. But a boxing rematch vs. Mayweather would be a bit more challenging to hype again after McGregor was clearly beaten in his 10th-round TKO loss on Aug 26, 2017. <\/p>\n

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Hey guys I\u2019ve decided to retire from fighting.
<\/br>Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it\u2019s been!
<\/br>Here is a picture of myself and my mother in Las Vegas post one of my World title wins!
<\/br>Pick the home of your dreams Mags I love you!
<\/br>Whatever you desire it\u2019s yours \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Dh4ijsZacZ<\/p>\n

\u2014 Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 7, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Though White likely would love to have McGregor in another high-profile fight, he told reporters Saturday night that if \u201cThe Notorious\u201d wants to retire, he should call it quits, but also noted that people have been acting strangely during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody is pressuring anybody to fight,\u201d White said after UFC 250. \u201cAnd if Conor McGregor feels he wants to retire, you know my feelings about retirement \u2014 you should absolutely do it. And I love Conor \u2026 there\u2019s a handful of people that have made this really fun for me. And he\u2019s one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

White, who has been feuds UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and star Jorge Masvidal, said the \u201cthe amount of people that I have gunning at me right now is insane.\u201d <\/p>\n

But the famous promoter, who also has been feuding with HBO host John Oliver, chalked up the heavy amount of UFC intrigue to the turbulent times.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf that\u2019s what Conor is feeling right now \u2014 Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, I feel you,\u201d White said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like I\u2019m going, \u2018Holy s\u2014, this is crazy, this is nuts.\u2019 Nothing is crazy and nuts right now, because everything is crazy and nuts right now, on a certain level. I totally understand it and get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor, who has been a subject of controversy throughout his career, has made a lot of history in the Octagon. When McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the lightweight belt at UFC 205 on Nov. 12, 2016, he became the first UFC fighter to hold two titles in two different weight classes at the same time.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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