Trash-Talking Conor McGreggor Announces Retirement From MMA
26th March 2019
The Irish star of the Ultimate Fighting Championship wrote on Twitter that he had decided to call time on his career inside the octagon

- Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor said Monday he had retired from the sport, vowing to hang up his gloves for the second time in three years
- McGregor, 30, has not fought since being well beaten by rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in October last year
- McGregor was also at the centre of a brawl which erupted at ringside in the immediate aftermath of his defeat to Nurmagomedov last October in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES, United
States- Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor said Monday he had retired
from the sport, vowing to hang up his gloves for the second time in three
years.
The trash-talking Irish star of the Ultimate Fighting
Championship wrote on Twitter that he had decided to call time on his career
inside the octagon.
"Hey guys quick announcement, I've decided to retire
from the sport formally known as 'Mixed Martial Art' today," McGregor
wrote. "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!"
McGregor, 30, has not fought since being well beaten by rival
Khabib Nurmagomedov in October last year.
The Dubliner, one of the most bankable stars in UFC, had
previously vowed to retire in 2016 in a move that was widely seen as a
negotiating gambit.
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"I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the
cheese," McGregor wrote in April 2016. His short-lived retirement ended in
August 2016, when he returned to fight Nate Diaz in Las Vegas.
McGregor's decision comes after a troubled few weeks for the
Irish fighter.
He was arrested in Miami earlier this month after allegedly
smashing a phone outside a Florida nightclub.
He was later charged with criminal mischief and strong-armed
robbery after police said he had slapped the phone out of a fan's hand and then
stomped on it.
McGregor was also arrested last year in New York after
police said he attacked a charter bus carrying several rival martial arts
fighters. Video footage of the altercation showed McGregor, throwing a steel
dolly through a window of the bus.
McGregor was also at the centre of a brawl which erupted at
ringside in the immediate aftermath of his defeat to Nurmagomedov last October
in Las Vegas.
In January, the Nevada State Athletic Commission later
handed McGregor a six-month suspension for his role in the post-fight melee,
backdated to October.
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McGregor would have been eligible to fight again in early
April.
McGregor is one of the most successful fighters in the
history of mixed martial arts, helping to broaden the sport's appeal beyond its
base of hardcore fans.
The Irishman is estimated to have earned $200 million from
his fighting career, which included a much-hyped cross-combat bout against
former welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather in August 2017.