In what many believed to be an off-the-cuff joke on Twitter last night, Conor McGregor tweeted that he was retiring, but as the night progressed UFC commentators confirmed McGregor was serious, but none more so than UFC Chairman Dana White.
White has confirmed that McGregor’s anticipated rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 200 on July 9th this year, will not happen.
He said:
“Conor didn’t want to come to Las Vegas and be part of any promotional training,” White said. “He’s in Iceland training. It doesn’t make you exempt. We spend a lot of money on this stuff. Is Conor McGregor retiring? Only he can answer that question,” White said. “I don’t know. But he will not be a part of UFC 200.”