Conor Mc Gregor Retires!!

Hector Savage

https://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/47703294

I guess he's going full time into the bar fight scene ...

Mike Oxlong

What.... again?!

amcalester

Wish he'd do it quietly.

Tom Mann Centuria

He doesn't need to worry about drug testing now then, not that it matters much in that sport.

Ash.J.Williams

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

He doesn't need to worry about drug testing now then, not that it matters much in that sport.

Ahhhhh feck off

McMurphy

So he ended his career on a low, not a high?

I'm going to go straight out and say it anyway, I always found him an annoying bollox, yeah he was a great showman, but his antics out if the ring always seemed to steal from his performance inside them.

Not to mention his utter failure to stay away from questionable company, and indulge in questionable past times.

Hopefully he now stays the hell out of the limelight and our youth of today will no longer think that his behaviour and antics are that of a role models.

Good riddance. Scumbag.

Bob Harris

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

So he ended his career on a low, not a high?

Well he was probably high when he tweeted that.

d8491prj5boyvg

Will be interesting to see if he gets fat

nice_guy80

must have a few paternity cases coming up

Phileas Frog

Now a full time mad bastard

sonic85

He's a clown but I'd say there's no way he's retired. Reading his tweet it looks like he was drunk when he wrote and sent it. If it's actually true I'd say he'll be back in a few years when he's blown half his cash.

secman

Applying for CEO job in FAI

GhostyMcGhost

Congratulations to the new executive vice president of the UFC

sbsquarepants

Fúck him, he hasn't won a fight in years - unless you count that one with the auld fella in the elanora!:D

Just gonna focus on the <SNIP> now I suppose?

Vicxas

He hasn't retired, he was probably just coked off his head.... again

Yurt2

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Now a full time mad bastard

He's not putting it off any longer; he's enrolling in the University of Life for that PhD he's been toying with in his mind all these years. The Department of Advanced U ok hun? Studies won't know what hit it.


Good for him I say.

Ush1

Obviously not retired. It's a negotiating tactic that he has used before.

Beechwoodspark

Wonder is he going to be John delaneys replacement

cournioni

Boring.

mad muffin

…again

ianob7

3rd story on the sky news app ... Job done as far as he's concerned

myshirt

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Congratulations to the new executive vice president of the UFC

I read that too.

He can make money without getting beat up. Plus the Whiskey and other ventures. His money works for him now, rather than him working for the money. More power to his elbow, albeit these sinister rumours out there really make me feel uncomfortable.

bri007

Heard a rumor he’s going for the next Taoiseach! He was sussing out the competition with Leo at the parade in the USA!

realdanbreen

We'll never forget you Colin.

_Brian

realdanbreen wrote: »

We'll never forget you Colin.

Really easily and quickly actually

hilarious to see the first person posting the news to the ufc forum getting banned

RiseToMe

Seen this on The Journal this morning, strange that they've turned off the commenting on it, no?

reg114

Katie Taylor has fought 13 times since 2016, McGregor twice. Whose mentality and behaviour would you rather your kids copy? A model professional athlete who is never in the headlines for anything but the right reasons or a blowhard obnoxious blabbermouth who is pure tabloid trash. Since 2015 McGregor has fought in the UFC 6 times and lost twice. Its a testament to the power of social media and a rapacious 24 hour trash news cycle that a fighter with 4 victories in 5 years has amassed 30 million instagram followers and a fighting purse of 15 million dollars ( 5 million of which came from the clown show that was the Mayweather fight).
McGregor belongs in the same category as another vile mouthpiece who makes my skin crawl, Trump. The world will be a better place the day both fall from their pedestals.

Beechwoodspark

realdanbreen wrote: »

We'll never forget you Colin.

He could do grand Marshall at the paddy’s day parade next year as a little thank you back to Ireland

Beechwoodspark

bri007 wrote: »

Heard a rumor he’s going for the next Taoiseach! He was sussing out the competition with Leo at the parade in the USA!

Triple the dole. cider vouchers for street drinking. Free forever houses for the unwell. Vote McTapper

realdanbreen

reg114 wrote: »

Katie Taylor has fought 13 times since 2016, McGregor twice. Whose mentality and behaviour would you rather your kids copy?

Neither really. I don't think I would like to see my daughter togging out and beating the **** out of another girl, just doesn't appeal to me.

For Forks Sake

Bad news for retailers of poor fitting suits.

Woke Hogan

This is clearly a desperate attempt to be lured out of "retirement" by being offered a lucrative comeback fight. The moron McGregor fans will still lap it up and credit him for his ingenuity and searing intellect.

tototoe

Any chance he might just go away and we can all forget this difficult and embarrassing time in Irish history.

bernardo mac

Hope he also retires from talking publicly!

Ush1

reg114 wrote: »

Katie Taylor has fought 13 times since 2016, McGregor twice. Whose mentality and behaviour would you rather your kids copy? A model professional athlete who is never in the headlines for anything but the right reasons or a blowhard obnoxious blabbermouth who is pure tabloid trash. Since 2015 McGregor has fought in the UFC 6 times and lost twice. Its a testament to the power of social media and a rapacious 24 hour trash news cycle that a fighter with 4 victories in 5 years has amassed 30 million instagram followers and a fighting purse of 15 million dollars ( 5 million of which came from the clown show that was the Mayweather fight).
McGregor belongs in the same category as another vile mouthpiece who makes my skin crawl, Trump. The world will be a better place the day both fall from their pedestals.

You think McGregor made 5 million from that fight?

Phil.x

Good luck to him, enjoy yourself, stay fit.

Woke Hogan

bernardo mac wrote: »

Hope he also retires from talking publicly!

He will never retire. He may not fight in the UFC again but I can guarantee in the next twenty years you will see him fighting bare knuckle in front of a row of containers to a whooping crowd of travellers and sailors for a bag of coke and a slab of cans.

In the meantime expect to see him in a dwindling number of social media advertisements for his whiskey sitting at a table in a shiny suit and sunglasses, sneering open mouthed to his cadre of sycophants and rapists.

DrumSteve

Ush1 wrote: »

You think McGregor made 5 million from that fight?

Did he not make about 100m off it?

Ah well fair ****s to him

Hoboo

Retired my arse, negotiations mustn't be going the way he'd like. No different to 3 years ago. He was on TV last night talking about his next fight, then retires an hour later. Gob****e.

grassroot1

How does anyone think what that skanger does is news

tototoe

grassroot1 wrote: »

How does anyone think what that skanger does is news

Apparently the media do, unfortunately.

RocketRaccoon

reg114 wrote: »

Katie Taylor has fought 13 times since 2016, McGregor twice. Whose mentality and behaviour would you rather your kids copy? A model professional athlete who is never in the headlines for anything but the right reasons or a blowhard obnoxious blabbermouth who is pure tabloid trash. Since 2015 McGregor has fought in the UFC 6 times and lost twice. Its a testament to the power of social media and a rapacious 24 hour trash news cycle that a fighter with 4 victories in 5 years has amassed 30 million instagram followers and a fighting purse of 15 million dollars ( 5 million of which came from the clown show that was the Mayweather fight).
McGregor belongs in the same category as another vile mouthpiece who makes my skin crawl, Trump. The world will be a better place the day both fall from their pedestals.

You think he only made 15m dollars? Wow.

reg114

reg114 wrote: »

Katie Taylor has fought 13 times since 2016, McGregor twice. Whose mentality and behaviour would you rather your kids copy? A model professional athlete who is never in the headlines for anything but the right reasons or a blowhard obnoxious blabbermouth who is pure tabloid trash. Since 2015 McGregor has fought in the UFC 6 times and lost twice. Its a testament to the power of social media and a rapacious 24 hour trash news cycle that a fighter with 4 victories in 5 years has amassed 30 million instagram followers and a fighting purse of 15 million dollars ( 5 million of which came from the clown show that was the Mayweather fight).
McGregor belongs in the same category as another vile mouthpiece who makes my skin crawl, Trump. The world will be a better place the day both fall from their pedestals.

McGregor is indeed a blowhard but I'd be extremely upset if my daughter was a <snip> like Katie Taylor. Neither are people I would hope my daughter would aspire to be.

lbc2019

That is before tax

gibgodsman

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

He doesn't need to worry about drug testing now then, not that it matters much in that sport.

Completely false, if a fighter retires they choose to be taken out of the USADA testing pool, if they were to unretire they would have to be tested for 6 months before they can fight again. As for "that sport", its easily the fastest growing sport on the planet atm.

razorblunt

"you've gone soft Rocky".

Khabib put some manners on him.

He's got his money though, fair play to him.

WWE next I'd say, just in time for Wrestlemania.

Tom Mann Centuria

gibgodsman wrote: »

Completely false, if a fighter retires they choose to be taken out of the USADA testing pool, if they were to unretire they would have to be tested for 6 months before they can fight again. As for "that sport", its easily the fastest growing sport on the planet atm.

:pac:
Or if someone fails a test, they just move the fight to a state that will give them a license

But this is going off topic, this is about the sad loss of a role model like McGregor to the sport.

gibgodsman

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

:pac:
Or if someone fails a test, they just move the fight to a state that will give them a license

But this is going off topic, this is about the sad loss of a role model like McGregor to the sport.

Again false, if someone fails a test and is banned they are banned from all USADA states. Jon Jones was a different situation as they concluded that the trace amount found was from a previous test. And he wasn't banned, he just didnt get a licence in Nevada so they went elsewhere. McGregor ain't no role model, he was a good fighter with a decent left hand and great ability to hype a fight. Complete twat otherwise. Made the UFC more money in his 4 odd years in the UFC than they have ever earned.

yourdeadwright

He was on Jimmy Fallon last night saying he is looking for a fight in July,

So builds anticipation for a fight then this morning say's he is retired ,so of course he will need to be offered a bigger purse to fight in July , He's just playing the game ,

Don't take it serious until he is officially pulled from the USADA testing pool , If that happens then he may be serious,