Twitter reacts to Conor McGregor’s MMA retirement announcement

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor shook up the MMA world in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when made a surprise retirement announcement on social media.

McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has apparently opted to leave his competitive career behind and revealed the news in the form of a Twitter post. Given his history, the message was met with skepticism, but one person who is seemingly unfazed by the news is UFC President Dana White, who said it “totally makes sense.”

Whether the apparent decision sticks will be revealed in time, and for now the world is left to hang on McGregor’s tweet, and there was no shortage of reaction to it. Check it all out below.

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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

So when is the fight announcement?

— Will Harris (@TheeWillHarris) March 26, 2019

Nah I’m tryna see you and Nate scrap it out one last time

— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) March 26, 2019

It's almost like it's hard to believe he's actually retiring. https://t.co/BaiouTFwQH

— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) March 26, 2019

👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) March 26, 2019

Remember when you "retire" from the UFC that means you cannot return for 6 months after un-retiring due to the USADA anti doping policy

— Erik Magraken (@erikmagraken) March 26, 2019

Conor McGregor announces his "retirement" pic.twitter.com/u2sf4S5Q4r

— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) March 26, 2019

Text from Dana White: ""He has the money to retire and his whiskey is KILLIN it. It totally makes sense. If I was him, I would retire too. He's retiring from fighting, not from working. The Whiksey will keep him busy and I'm sure he has other things he's working on."

— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) March 26, 2019

Text from Dana White: ""He has the money to retire and his whiskey is KILLIN it. It totally makes sense. If I was him, I would retire too. He's retiring from fighting, not from working. The Whiksey will keep him busy and I'm sure he has other things he's working on."

— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) March 26, 2019

Sounds more like McGregor vs. Pettis at UFC 239 to me. https://t.co/TPQe55yU0s

— Gorgeous George (@MMAjunkieGeorge) March 26, 2019

Hmmm.. to young bro @TheNotoriousMMA the whisky high don’t compare to getting that arm raised. Not much does! U going to miss it! Buckle down and train youngster https://t.co/PQQcZzQrsw

— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) March 26, 2019

Woah https://t.co/6v72pkACNP

— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) March 26, 2019

*reading Conor McGregor’s latest tweet* pic.twitter.com/XeLnuRH4ui

— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) March 26, 2019

See you at ‘mania brother

— Finn Bálor forEVERYone (@FinnBalor) March 26, 2019

Imagine if Conor had retired in 2016 when he said he would:
— No @NateDiaz209 rematch, a win that did 1.65 million PPV
— No @FloydMayweather fight that sold 4.4 million PPV and made him almost $100 million
— No @TeamKhabib that sold 2.5 million PPV.

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) March 26, 2019

Easy way to find out of McGregor has retired… has he withdrawn from the USADA testing pool?

— Elvis Sinosic (@ElvisSinosic) March 26, 2019

Second round is on me😉 https://t.co/1liGxXhVTG

— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) March 26, 2019

If @TheNotoriousMMA is serious about retiring from MMA, Dana White apparently has no complaints. 🤔

Full story: https://t.co/dbHCVfQ1Rj pic.twitter.com/zXRGNk3yS5

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 26, 2019

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