Breaking News
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before … Conor McGregor just tweeted that he’s retiring from MMA forever.
Yeah, just like he did in 2016.
It happened in the middle of the night … McGregor tweeted:
“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!.”
Is he serious? UFC honcho Dana White thinks so … telling ESPN, “He has the money to retire and his whiskey is KILLIN it. It totally makes sense. If I was him I would retire too.”
White added, “He’s retiring from fighting. Not from working. The Whiskey will keep him busy and I’m sure he has other things he’s working on.”
“He has been so fun to watch!!! He has accomplished incredible things in this sport. I am so happy for him and I look forward to seeing him be as successful outside o fthe octagon as he was in it.”
The issue … McGregor was on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” — which aired Monday night — and he told Fallon he was in active negotiations with the UFC to fight in July.
So, what went sideways between the time he taped the show and his retirement tweet??
We’re trying to figure it out …