Conor McGregor returned to the UFC after more than a year out of the octagons; The Irish mixed martial arts fighter saw his return in January 2020 by facing Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone and defeating him in just 40 seconds, but after the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports, the former champion decided to announce his retirement from the fight. professional for the third time in his career.
Although ‘Notorious’ gave no further explanations on his Twitter account when releasing this news, later in an interview for ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the fighter explained why he made this decision. “The game just doesn’t excite me, and that’s it. All this waiting. Nothing happens. I’m reviewing the opponent’s options, and there’s nothing really there at the moment. There’s nothing I’m excited about, “said McGregor.
“They should have kept the ball rolling. I mean, why are they pushing Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje back to September? You know what will happen in September, something else will happen in September and that will not happen. I established a plan and a method that was the right move, the right methods to follow. And they always want to deny that and not make it happen or just drag it down. “
McGregor is upset about not agreeing to the fight against Gaethje
Conor hoped to agree to the fight against Justin Gaethje and compete for the interim title to later face KhabibBut the American refuses to fight him, and made it clear that he prefers to face off against Nurmagomedov.
“Whatever he says, they want to go against him to show some kind of power. He should have fought back, Justin and I for the interim title, and kept the ball going.”
“I’m a little bored with the game. I’m here living the fight. I saw the last show, the Woodley-Burns show, I saw tonight’s show. I’m not excited about the game, Ariel. I don’t know if there is no crowd. I do not know what it is. There’s just no buzz for me. “ sentenced.
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