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.
@TheNotoriousMMA Westmeath will be out of the championship and you've pulled out of 200, what are me and the lads meant to do in July now
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) April 20, 2016
Ultimately @TheNotoriousMMA has won in life……. #ThatsAll #HatersGonnaHate 👊🏻
— Kyle Amor (@kylejamor87) April 20, 2016
And so the memes start, this is epic @TheNotoriousMMA #Luas pic.twitter.com/NWOqE0Z9A8
— Nicola Bardon (@NicolaBardon) April 20, 2016
Dana White says Conor McGregor is not fighting at UFC 200 because he refused to show up to a press conference in Las Vegas.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) April 19, 2016
The Notorious Conor McLegger.#ConorMcGregor
— Shane (@ItsGillen) April 19, 2016
Has Roddy Doyle done an ode to @TheNotoriousMMA yet? The internet would explode beyond possible repair if that landed.
— Damien O'Meara (@damien_omeara) April 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/KieferCrosbie/status/722543340059811840
Can I ask that people kindly stop phoning the Áras asking if it's true that Conor McGregor is retiring early? Thanks.
— President of Ireland (Parody) (@IrishPresident) April 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/Keega/status/722697046088683521
Conor McGregor gives me a wide on pic.twitter.com/fF1Ca2tWvg
— benjamin dean (@NotAgainBen) April 20, 2016
Touché my man! 😂 Going to miss watching him fight. What a beast! #ConorMcGregor @TheNotoriousMMA https://t.co/jKPggCrXZ1
— Sam Callahan (@itssamcallahan) April 20, 2016
Just walked inside @TMobileArena. It's a really nice place, @TheNotoriousMMA. #JustSaying pic.twitter.com/M7i7xXpfCM
— John Morgan (@JohnMorgan_MMA) April 20, 2016
Listening to Dana White's statement about Conor McGregor not fighting at #UFC200. pic.twitter.com/OaaWaOC6BV
— FeelTheTip Sports (@FeelTheTip) April 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/brad_crouch/status/722702073725394944
