Has The Notorious genuinely retired?
At first, many people thought Conor McGregor's retirement tweet was a joke, especially when Nate Diaz was joining in on the fun, but when John Kavanagh and respected MMA journalist Ariel Helwani got involved, people started to fear the worst.
UFC President Dana White has since confirmed that the featherweight champion
has been pulled from UFC 200, with McGregor himself
very bluntly refusing an interview to explain his retirement announcement.
Here is the Twitter reaction to the news that has dominated the UFC.
https://twitter.com/NiallOfficial/status/722584999942295552
https://twitter.com/kylejamor87/status/722698158350974977
https://twitter.com/NicolaBardon/status/722694673106649089
https://twitter.com/SeanSheehanBA/status/722574064196390919
https://twitter.com/GillenMagic/status/722557116003823616
https://twitter.com/damien_omeara/status/722552472456327173
https://twitter.com/KieferCrosbie/status/722543340059811840
https://twitter.com/IrishPresident/status/722533521634566144
https://twitter.com/Keega/status/722697046088683521
https://twitter.com/NotAgainBen/status/722696751514304513
https://twitter.com/CallahanMusic_/status/722695845313921024
https://twitter.com/MMAjunkieJohn/status/722593735297478657
https://twitter.com/FeelTheTip/status/722699901298196480
https://twitter.com/brad_crouch/status/722702073725394944