{"id":307314,"date":"2019-03-26T17:30:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T00:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=307314"},"modified":"2019-03-26T17:30:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T00:30:51","slug":"donald-cerrone-shares-his-take-on-conor-mcgregors-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/donald-cerrone-shares-his-take-on-conor-mcgregors-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Cerrone shares his take on Conor McGregor&#8217;s retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It wasn\u2019t that long ago that all signs pointed towards <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> taking on Donald Cerrone this July in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, after negotiations with the promotion stalled, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-says-hes-retired-from-mma-on-twitter\/\">McGregor shocked many by announcing his retirement from MMA last night.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Cerrone discussed Conor McGregor\u2019s \u201calleged retirement\u201d on SportsCenter and suggested that it is likely just a ploy to stay relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conor McGregor\u2019s retirement is a \u2018ploy to stay relevant&#039; \u2013 Donald Cerrone | SportsCenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8C53e6x8Eo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We saw it last night, actually, we were up. Just landed in Canada we were up here reading it. I don&#8217;t believe it, I don&#8217;t think it is happening,&#8221; Cerrone said on SportsCenter. &#8220;I really don&#8217;t. I think it is a ploy to stay relevant. I don&#8217;t think he is going anywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he does indeed leave MMA for good, &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; thinks McGregor could possibly be heading to WWE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;No, I don&#8217;t buy it at all. It will look a lot like what he did but I don&#8217;t think that is true,&#8221; Cerrone later added. &#8220;I just think he put that out to stir up the media. I read something he may go to the WWE. I don&#8217;t know. He may have to get out of his UFC contract to do that. Retiring is one way out, but I doubt it. He&#8217;s not going anywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, many people are still left wondering why Cerrone is not fighting McGregor. 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