{"id":1964,"date":"2019-03-26T19:47:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T19:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xpanded.com\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2019-04-25T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T15:50:17","slug":"why-does-no-one-believe-conor-mcgregor-is-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.xpanded.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/26\/why-does-no-one-believe-conor-mcgregor-is-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does no one believe Conor McGregor is retiring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big news in sports today was obviously Conor McGregor, the UFC\u2019s darling and Ireland\u2019s pride, retiring from fighting. But why is it then that everyone took it with a pinch of salt and why, arguably, are these fake retirement announcements common generally?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ4sy8DOz6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ4sy8DOz6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ4sy8DOz6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-21T08:35:04+00:00\">Mar 21, 2019 at 1:35am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Those paying attention will remember that back in 2016 McGregor announced his retirement with a classic, \u201cI have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch yas later.\u201d The move came after McGregor got into hot water with his overlords at the UFC after he failed to do some promotional work he was contracted to do. But as we know, retire he did not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ15ZdDMom\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ15ZdDMom\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ15ZdDMom\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Fight club.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenotoriousmma\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"> Conor McGregor Official<\/a> (@thenotoriousmma) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-21T08:10:35+00:00\">Mar 21, 2019 at 1:10am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McGregor at the time was attempting to bend the UFC to his will, as he had an agenda of his own he was eager to focus on. Part of that was fighting Nate Diaz, who the UFC would not let him fight. But given the fact that McGregor single-handedly was making the UFC more money than anything or anyone else (probably in its history), back in the 2016 the owners, the Fertita brothers, were obliged to let him have his way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ15ZdDMom\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ15ZdDMom\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQ15ZdDMom\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Fight club.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenotoriousmma\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"> Conor McGregor Official<\/a> (@thenotoriousmma) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-21T08:10:35+00:00\">Mar 21, 2019 at 1:10am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lo and behold he came back from retirement and went on to fight two fights, one against Floyd Mayweather during his brief dalliance with boxing and the other against Khabib Nurmagomedov. He went on to be featherweight and lightweight champion. The Mayweather fight of course would go down as the highest earning fight in history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQusqGjm31\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQusqGjm31\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvQusqGjm31\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\">The real Gorrilla @augustmcgregor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenotoriousmma\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"> Conor McGregor Official<\/a> (@thenotoriousmma) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-21T07:07:40+00:00\">Mar 21, 2019 at 12:07am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s going on now and is Notorious back at his same ole two-step?<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that he\u2019s been training hard (if his instas are anything to go by) and does not seem in anyway ready to retire. Speculation among experts has been that the reality is that he\u2019s attempting to strong-man the UFC into giving him another crack at Nurmagomedov in July (which is what he\u2019s been pushing for in public appearances). And clearly the UFC has not obliged the Irishman with what he wants.<\/p>\n<p>However, as many have observed, McGregor does not currently have the upperhand so is not able to pull of the 2016 stunt quite as smoothly again. UFC now belongs to Endeavor and not the Fertitta brothers, and what\u2019s more was sold for an astounding $4bn, meaning the UFC does not need Conor &#8211; Conor needs the UFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news in sports today was obviously Conor McGregor, the UFC\u2019s darling and Ireland\u2019s pride, retiring from fighting. But why is it then that everyone took it with a pinch of salt and why, arguably, are these fake retirement announcements common generally? 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