Conor McGregor Retires (Will Not Fight In UFC 200) *UPDATE: Not retired, wants to fight in UFC 200*

[The Devil's Advocate]

Hmm..... Makes sense to me. The man wants to be 100 percent focused on his fight with little to no distraction. He knows what is in stake here and does not want to lose to Diaz again so he's putting all his energy into making sure he's getting maximum effort out of his training. I think he underestimated Diaz last time and after the fight was like, holy sh!t! I need to go back to drawing board and reshape some things. I don't have a problem with this at all as it's obviously not about the money for him. It's about him going into the ring mentally and physically prepared to win this time around.

and you don't think every single other fighter from boxing to mma to olympic karate would love to never have to do shyt but show up?

so what happens when diaz loses and then says "b-b-b-b-b-but i had to do promo runs and he didn't"

 

[Spades Of Aces]

and you don't think every single other fighter from boxing to mma to olympic karate would love to never have to do shyt but show up?

so what happens when diaz loses and then says "b-b-b-b-b-but i had to do promo runs and he didn't"

If Diaz were to lose, I don't see him as the type of guy saying that. He would have more of an indifferent attitude towards it I believe. I don't think that Connor would never do promotion again. It's just for this one fight, in which he moved up weight to fight Diaz for, he wants his full concentration on his opponent. He's still going to do like the main promotion I believe but as far as all the small promotional runs and stuff, he doesn't have time for that. He wants to dedicate all his time to his training to fight a deadly opponent. I don't blame him for this move at all. I personally want to see him at his best against Diaz so there won't be any excuses if he loses as he was given the avenue to do what he needs to do to train without any distractions.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

If Diaz were to lose, I don't see him as the type of guy saying that. He would have more of an indifferent attitude towards it I believe. I don't think that Connor would never do promotion again. It's just for this one fight, in which he moved up weight to fight Diaz for, he wants his full concentration on his opponent. He's still going to do like the main promotion I believe but as far as all the small promotional runs and stuff, he doesn't have time for that. He wants to dedicate all his time to his training to fight a deadly opponent. I don't blame him for this move at all. I personally want to see him at his best against Diaz so there won't be any excuses if he loses as he was given the avenue to do what he needs to do to train without any distractions.

i get why HE wants to do it.... again... wouldn't everybody love to do it too?

wouldn't floyd and manny and jon jones and rhonda rousey and every body else love to do that?

how many fighters have gone up and down in weight class? wouldn't they love to it too?

how many fighters have come off a loss? wouldn't they love to do it too?



i won't even say he's making an excuse.. it's 540% valid as to WHY he wants to do it... the point is, nobody else is getting these breaks and limited promo runs...dude is acting like he's muhammad ali.. like he's just carried the ufc for a good 10 years and is asking for a nice break

nah... he's been on top a good year, maybe 2.. and been a headliner in all of 3 fights, 1 being a loss.. and he's already asking for breaks... meanwhile jon jones been champ for years, went to rehab, went to jail, on probation, and ain't fought in damn near 2 years and not only doing the training and promo... but willingly said he'll fight in 200 right after he fights in 197

when rhonda comes back, she ain't getting no "i loss" break... when may and pac went up 5-8 weight classes they didn't get a break.. when roy jones started fighting heavyweight, he didn't get no break

and dana (who i don't even like) is fair in saying "we didn't get anyone else a break, you ain't getting one either" what kind of pandoras box are you going to open with letting 1 guy do that but not the entire rest of the league

 

[FrankyFourFingers]

If Diaz were to lose, I don't see him as the type of guy saying that. He would have more of an indifferent attitude towards it I believe. I don't think that Connor would never do promotion again. It's just for this one fight, in which he moved up weight to fight Diaz for, he wants his full concentration on his opponent. He's still going to do like the main promotion I believe but as far as all the small promotional runs and stuff, he doesn't have time for that. He wants to dedicate all his time to his training to fight a deadly opponent. I don't blame him for this move at all. I personally want to see him at his best against Diaz so there won't be any excuses if he loses as he was given the avenue to do what he needs to do to train without any distractions.

Yeah but how is that fair to nate diaz who won the damn fight. This motherfukker better sell the fight, he is the one who asked for it at that weight. Id say few legit fans wnated to see the rematch over a fresh matchup with frankie. Ill 100% watch but im more intrigued with the frankie fight. Have him defend the belt, vacate if he wins, go up to LW and start of with a fighter like al iaquinta or even a comeback fight against gilbert (have gil whoopin his ass too) then down the line a rematch with nate. Nate shoulda gotten alvarez and a title shot if he beat him or straight up rematch with rda.

Point is he should be selling the fight, he asked for it while many fans rather him fight edgar. And he makes alot more money than other fighters who alos have to do these tours. He just has no ammo to talk shyt now, which was his whole allure, granted he is a solid fighter.

 

[Spades Of Aces]

i get why HE wants to do it.... again... wouldn't everybody love to do it too?

wouldn't floyd and manny and jon jones and rhonda rousey and every body else love to do that?

how many fighters have gone up and down in weight class? wouldn't they love to it too?

how many fighters have come off a loss? wouldn't they love to do it too?



i won't even say he's making an excuse.. it's 540% valid as to WHY he wants to do it... the point is, nobody else is getting these breaks and limited promo runs...dude is acting like he's muhammad ali.. like he's just carried the ufc for a good 10 years and is asking for a nice break

nah... he's been on top a good year, maybe 2.. and been a headliner in all of 3 fights, 1 being a loss.. and he's already asking for breaks... meanwhile jon jones been champ for years, went to rehab, went to jail, on probation, and ain't fought in damn near 2 years and not only doing the training and promo... but willingly said he'll fight in 200 right after he fights in 197

when rhonda comes back, she ain't getting no "i loss" break... when may and pac went up 5-8 weight classes they didn't get a break.. when roy jones started fighting heavyweight, he didn't get no break

and dana (who i don't even like) is fair in saying "we didn't get anyone else a break, you ain't getting one either" what kind of pandoras box are you going to open with letting 1 guy do that but not the entire rest of the league

But what you have to understand is that Connor McGregor isn't worried about what other fighters are doing in their preparations or training. He's only worried about what he needs to be able to compete to his maximum level. Is that selfish of him? Of course it is. He's looking out for himself so he's going to make sure this time around that he prepares accordingly so that he goes into the ring 100 percent, all business and ready to kick ass. At the end of the day, the people want to be entertained. If he goes out and gives out a great performance then, the fans and UFC wouldn't care if he didn't promote the fight because he came out and did what he wanted to do and provided the results to back up his reasoning for doing no promo.


I understand what you're saying. Each and every fighter has their own unique situation on how they do things. Connor McGregor is just one fighter whom is taking an active role to ensure that he gets the best out of himself. If it pisses people off that he does it, then so be it. He's doing it on his terms. He's not trying to be like other fighters. He's blazing his own path on how he wants to fight. I can't fault him for that.

 

[Spades Of Aces]

Yeah but how is that fair to nate diaz who won the damn fight. This motherfukker better sell the fight, he is the one who asked for it at that weight. Id say few legit fans wnated to see the rematch over a fresh matchup with frankie. Ill 100% watch but im more intrigued with the frankie fight. Have him defend the belt, vacate if he wins, go up to LW and start of with a fighter like al iaquinta or even a comeback fight against gilbert (have gil whoopin his ass too) then down the line a rematch with nate. Nate shoulda gotten alvarez and a title shot if he beat him or straight up rematch with rda.

Point is he should be selling the fight, he asked for it while many fans rather him fight edgar. And he makes alot more money than other fighters who alos have to do these tours. He just has no ammo to talk shyt now, which was his whole allure, granted he is a solid fighter.

Connor isn't worried about being fair. The man is worried about himself and how he performs for his next fight, which is the biggest fight of his career as this could make or break him depending on how you look at it. He doesn't have the time to worry about the other fighter in whether or not he's getting proper training, etc. That is on that fighter. I like that he's being selfish here. If you're too much of a nice guy, particularly in the UFC, you'll become a pushover. The fight is going to sale itself. Especially now since this has gotten a lot of traction and hype over the last few hours.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

But what you have to understand is that Connor McGregor isn't worried about what other fighters are doing in their preparations or training. He's only worried about what he needs to be able to compete to his maximum level. Is that selfish of him? Of course it is. He's looking out for himself so he's going to make sure this time around that he prepares accordingly so that he goes into the ring 100 percent, all business and ready to kick ass. At the end of the day, the people want to be entertained. If he goes out and gives out a great performance then, the fans and UFC wouldn't care if he didn't promote the fight because he came out and did what he wanted to do and provided the results to back up his reasoning for doing no promo.


I understand what you're saying. Each and every fighter has their own unique situation on how they do things. Connor McGregor is just one fighter whom is taking an active role to ensure that he gets the best out of himself. If it pisses people off that he does it, then so be it. He's doing it on his terms. He's not trying to be like other fighters. He's blazing his own path on how he wants to fight. I can't fault him for that.

but you realize his way of doing this fight, is exactly why fans won't be entertained by this fight, cause dana ain't about to let him fight

 

[FrankyFourFingers]

Connor isn't worried about being fair. The man is worried about himself and how he performs for his next fight, which is the biggest fight of his career as this could make or break him depending on how you look at it. He doesn't have the time to worry about the other fighter in whether or not he's getting proper training, etc. That is on that fighter. I like that he's being selfish here. If you're too much of a nice guy, particularly in the UFC, you'll become a pushover. The fight is going to sale itself. Especially now since this has gotten a lot of traction and hype over the last few hours.

I do agree wholeheartedly on your last part. This little stunt is 100 times the promotion that a press conf woulda been. My breh brendan schaub broke it down perfectly in his podcast. Its just the fukkin fight is like 3 months away, and brehs tryin to say that doin the press was more of a disadvantage then nate comin in on 10 days.

 

[Spades Of Aces]

but you realize his way of doing this fight, is exactly why fans won't be entertained by this fight, cause dana ain't about to let him fight

Dana is going to let him fight as he's a main draw and he's aware of it. He knows Connor isn't bull-craping around when he says he needs time to train without distractions, so I'm sure that he's taking it to consideration at this moment. The fans still are going to come to watch the fight because it's UFC 200 and he's doing something that no fighter has done before in doing little to no promotion. So the fans would want to see what he did was all worth it to fight Diaz.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

When UFC tries to be WWE it's just awful. But they don't stop doing it.

 

[Spades Of Aces]

I do agree wholeheartedly on your last part. This little stunt is 100 times the promotion that a press conf woulda been. My breh brendan schaub broke it down perfectly in his podcast. Its just the fukkin fight is like 3 months away, and brehs tryin to say that doin the press was more of a disadvantage then nate comin in on 10 days.

But him and Nate Diaz are two different people. Two totally different animals. Diaz is the type of guy whom will fight you anytime, anywhere no problem while Connor needs time to sharpen and hone his skills for maximum output. What some people also aren't seeing that this is a double edge sword for Connor as far as getting this approved. If Dana says, sure Connor, I'll let you train with no distractions, but if you fcuk this up, you're finished (or something to that extent) . So in reality, that puts even more pressure on him as he's gotten what he wanted and will have no excuses. You have to perform and show the people and UFC why you are the exception to the rule. Otherwise, you won't be getting this type of "favorable" treatment again.

 

[joeychizzle]

fukking clown generating this fake hype
like he's made anywhere near enough money to retire
it don't matter how you train, you still ain't used to all that extra weight on fight night, and you still ain't gonna fare well against a fighter who will murder you on the ground and wet you up on the feet. all dude has is his left hand and decent timing.

as with any high profile fighter, once you get figured out/beaten the floodgates are open


I can imagine the millions of people that roared with glee when he got CHOKED

 

[Super Cheech]

fukking clown..I hope he gets to fight at UFC 200 and gets KTFO again

fukking fakkit