When most folks were sleeping, former UFC featherweight and lightweight winner Conor McGregor put out a tweet saying that he has retired from MMA. Below is the full quotation from his tweet:
“Hey guys quick announcement, I have decided to retire from the sport formally known as”Mixed Martial Art” today. I wish of my coworkers that are old well going in contest. I join my previous partners on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!”
At first glance, it is difficult to choose McGregor seriously. This is not the first time. Another time he tweeted something similar came after he had been filed by Nate Diaz at a shocker at UFC 196. Only a few months after tweeting that, he had been back at the cage, winning a majority decision over Diaz in UFC 202. So whenever McGregor tweets something about retiring from MMA, you need to keep in mind he’s 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 into the cage, as far as finances go, he’s set for life. The Floyd Mayweather boxing superfight in 2017 made McGregor upwards of $100 million, which financial 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 doesn’t want to venture out on a catastrophic entry loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC 229 in his final bout, not to mention all of the shenanigans that went along with it.
This may all be a negotiating tactic by McGregor, if anything. It is smart for McGregor to get the eye of MMA fans and media. He has not even fought in nearly a year and yet remains talked about over almost any other fighter. He’s clearly a very wise guy. The UFC has had talks with McGregor about returning at UFC 239 at a co-main event fight against Nate Diaz, but McGregor has been adamant he would like to fight in the main event, and it appears that’s at the crux of his own beef with UFC president Dana White and co.. This could be McGregor posturing and trying to acquire the UFC to call his bluff, but it remains to be seen.
With no McGregor, the UFC will need to proceed 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 different alternatives for the card including Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington for the UFC welterweight title. Just as the fans need to see McGregor return and fight someone like Diaz, and as much as it appears like the advertising needs McGregor, they truly don’t, and the UFC’s well-oiled machine will continue to move forwards with or without the Irish celebrity.
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