Conor McGregor sent the UFC world into a frenzy after he sent this tweet:
I have decided to retire young.
Thanks for the cheese.
Catch ya's later.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016
UFC commentator Joe Rogan was recording his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience when the tweet was sent out and was able to provide interesting insight.
His point was that before signing with the UFC, McGregor almost retired from MMA because some of his close friends were experiencing health issues from fighting. He also saw a fight where one participant died from injuries they sustained during the bout.
To fit it in with the current narrative that it was a fight over flying to a press conference, it could have been a final straw type situation where Conor said ‘screw it I’m taking my ball and going home’.
