Conor McGregor retires for 3rd time in 4 years, claims 'UFC does not excite him anymore'

first double champion in UFC history and arguably biggest star of promotion, Cor McGregor dropped a bombshell over weekend just after UFC 250 after he anunced his intention of hanging up his gloves, as he does t intend to step in octagon again. 'Cor McGregor retires' news came as a shock to a number of UFC fans, as Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal also anunced similar decisions over week. While numerous UFC fighters and combat sports celebrities like Justin Gaethje and Floyd Maywear have alrey slammed Irish fighter in wake of his decision, " torious" explained Cor McGregor retirement decision a day after he anunced his decision. 

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While interacting with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani on ESPN, Cor McGregor appeared to be vexed as he went on to state that sport does t excite him anymore. Cor McGregor earlier claimed that he was looking to feature in two more fights this year, but ‘ torious' stunned UFC fans by anuncing a sudden retirement. Interestingly, this isn't first Cor McGregor retirement. Back in 2016, Cor McGregor retirement was anunced by Irish superstar after he lost to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

“ game just does t excite me, and that’s that. All this waiting around. re’s thing happening. I am going through opponents, options, and re’s thing really re at minute. re's’ thing that’s exciting. y (UFC) should have just kept ball rolling. I mean, why are y pushing (Khabib vs Gaethje) to September? y should have just done fight- me and Justin for Interim title- and just kept ball rolling.” told Cor McGregor to ESPN.

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Cor McGregor retires: What next for McGregor?

What next for McGregor is yet to be determined, as Irish giant has overturned his retirement in past to come back to fight in UFC. ‘Cor McGregor UFC career’ has seen a lot of ups and downs, in which retirement callouts have been an inevitable part. While Cor McGregor retirement took many by surprise, a number of fans took to social media to state ones who are surprised should bide ir time, since McGregor has previously shown that he is toriously unpredictable. 

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