It took Conor McGregor over a year to return to the Octagon the last time he decided to retire from the UFC (in 2018), but at the end of 2019 he gave his fans a pleasant surprise by announcing his return in January 2020, and he did it in a triumphant way, since it only took 40 seconds to defeat Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone with a forceful kick to the chin of the American.
Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on sports and they had to be suspended for more than two months, and although the UFC now has the green light to fight, ‘Notorious’ is no longer “excited about the game”, which is why he decided to retreat from mixed martial arts again.
For his part, Dana White has already spoken about the decision the Irishman made and said to support himHe understands the confusion that everyone is going through, but not without first mentioning that the withdrawal should be final.
“There are no other sports at the moment except us. And one of the beautiful things about this sport is that you don’t have to fight. So, If that’s how Conor feels right now, Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, I understand. At some level, I understand that, “said the UFC president.
“No one is putting pressure on anyone to fight. And if Conor McGregor feels he wants to retire, you know my feelings about the retirement, he absolutely should. I love Conor, there are a handful of people who have made it really fun for me. And he is one of them “he sentenced.
White talks about the situation experienced by the coronavirus
“I will remind everyone that we are in a pandemic. The world is a crazy place right now with all these things happening. I think everyone feels this right now. Without fans, you can’t travel to fight “he explained.
“I think everyone is confused, locked in their houses for three and a half months. People wear masks, there are protests, there are riots. The list goes on and on. The amount of people who are pointing at me right now is crazy. But here we are. This is our fifth fight. We made our fifth fight. “
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