Conor McGregor sent shockwaves through the UFC world the wee hours of Tuesday morning when he tweeted out that he has decided to retire from MMA effective what seems to be immediately.
However, this tweet came shortly after his appearance on the “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon in which he talked about returning to the Octagon in July.
His tweet read:
“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!”
This isn’t the first time McGregor has announced his retirement on Twitter, however. The first time was back in 2016 when he thanked everyone for the cheese:
McGregor, who lost his last fight to Khabib Nurmagomedov, has been wanting the UFC to give him a part of the company so this could all just be a negotiating ploy to make that happen.
But yeah, it’s hard to buy this retirement statement as a totally serious thing:
