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Jacob Murtagh

Conor McGregor retires: Notorious 'set for WrestleMania 35' as Irish wrestler fuels WWE talk

Irish wrestler Finn Balor has hinted that Conor McGregor could appear at WrestleMania 35 following his apparent retirement from MMA.

The Notorious took to social media in the early hours of Tuesday morning, indicating that he will not fight in the UFC again.

He posted: "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!"

(Twitter/@TheNotoriousMMA)

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And Balor believes McGregor could appear at Wrestlemania next month.

Replying to McGregor's post on Twitter, Balor wrote: "See you at ‘mania brother."

McGregor quickly became one of UFC's biggest stars, winning performance of the night three times in succession after defeating Diego Brandao, Dustin Poirier and Chad Mendes

His next bout at UFC 194 saw him take the interim featherweight title with a knockout of Jose Aldo inside 13 seconds.

A loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in his welterweight debut was his first in UFC and halted a 15-fight winning streak but the Irishman won a rematch five months later.

McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in their first fight (Getty Images North America)

A win over Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship saw McGregor become the sport's first dual-weight champion.

After the success at UFC 205, McGregor opted to take time away from MMA and it was during that hiatus that he took on Mayweather in his first professional boxing match.

'The Money Fight' was a lucrative affair - with more than a million pay per view buyers in the UK and four million in the United States, with the American defeating his opponent in the 10th round by TKO.

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