Conor McGregor: Are You Not Entertained?

Conor McGregor was initially booked for his rematch against Nate Diaz back at UFC 200, but his growing dislike of a fighter’s promotional duties caused him to impulsively announce his retirement on Twitter and the world instantly caught fire.

McGregor was on The MMA Hour recently, recounting the ordeal.

McGregor on Retiring

“Off I went to the gym, and then I came out of the gym and all of a sudden the thing is f*cking everywhere, like, oh sh*t,” said McGregor. “We were in Iceland, we were doing what we do, training and studying to whoop somebody’s ass. That’s it. I have access to a phone and my phone has access to millions upon millions upon millions of people.

“So, that was another crazy experience. This life is a roller coaster, there’s many ups and downs. But I mean, you’ve got to look at it like this: who doesn’t love a roller coaster? Who wants to be stuck on flat ground going through life?”

I have decided to retire young.
Thanks for the cheese.
Catch ya's later.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016

In a tweet heard ‘round the world, McGregor brought the entire MMA industry to a standstill. Suddenly, the highly-anticipated rematch with Diaz was off and UFC President Dana White had to make the tough decision to remove McGregor from the card.

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier ended up getting the headliner, but even that fell through when Jones tested positive for banned substances and was forced to pull out. So in many ways, UFC 200 was a disaster.

McGregor however, with no remorse, reminded us that this world is his and we are all just merely spectators.

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