{"id":192137,"date":"2016-04-19T11:47:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T18:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=192137"},"modified":"2016-04-19T11:47:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T18:47:11","slug":"ufc-superstar-conor-mcgregor-already-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/ufc-superstar-conor-mcgregor-already-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC superstar Conor McGregor already retiring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-conor-mcgregor-comeback\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> has become one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-die-hard-fan-gets-conor-mcgregors-autograph-tattooed-forearm\/\">biggest stars in MMA<\/a> in just a matter of years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Notorious&#8221; has set <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-says-ufc-196-takes-record-ppv-buys-ufc-history\/\">numerous records<\/a> and has seemingly opened the eyes of the entire country of Ireland to the sport of MMA.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">tasting defeat<\/a> for the first time in the UFC against UFC veteran Nate Diaz at UFC 196, the two are set for an immediate rematch once again in a non-title welterweight bout that will headline UFC 200. However, McGregor tweeted on Tuesday out of nowhere that he is looking to close the curtains on his MMA career.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor tweeted the following:<br \/>\n&#8220;I have decided to retire young.<br \/>\nThanks for the cheese.<br \/>\nCatch ya&#8217;s later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have decided to retire young.<br \/>Thanks for the cheese. <br \/>Catch ya&#39;s later.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/722492455732584448\">April 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While it is unknown when McGregor will ultimately call it quits, the lone tweet suggests that &#8220;The Notorious&#8221; will not be sticking around the sport for very long.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPENN.COM<\/a> for updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Conor McGregor retiring from the sport of MMA at this point in his career? 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