5 Reasons why Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA and UFC

#1 Conor McGregor was trolling the fans with a throwback to the last time he 'retired'

Following his announcement, several fans did not quite believe that Conor McGregor had really called it quits and retired from the world of UFC.

Conor McGregor retiring is not something that's believable, because he has done this exact thing in the past.

He has said that he wants to retire young, and made the announcement on Twitter. The last time he did this was following a loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

The retirement did not last, and McGregor faced Diaz at UFC 202, where he defeated him.

Now, coming off defeats to Floyd 'Money' Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor has been exchanging barbs with Nate Diaz.

Thus, his 1 AM EST announcement of deciding to retire is not, in the least bit, believable.

With rumors of a July fight with Nate Diaz, expect to see Conor McGregor back in the Octagon in time for his 3rd rubber fight with Nate Diaz.

Also Read: Conor McGregor is not retiring. Here's why.

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Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 8 years. He's been an Assistant Content Manager for the team during the past 3 years as well. Banerjee has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

In his free time, Anirban is an avid reader and spends hours lost in books.

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