Comments Thread For: Conor McGregor Announces His Retirement

[creekrat77]

I'm not a UFC fan but I respect the sport and wish for it's future vitality. He did a big thing for the sport by coming back to fight Khabib, when it was obvious he'd lost his edge. A good moment where the torch was passed. That's just it. He lost his edge. Considering his capabilities and showman spirit, I'd have thought he would want the rematch to go balls against the wall on Khabib. Punches in bunches. Not looking for a big counter.

[LacedUp]

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6:00 "We're in talks for July, I'm already in shape"

[Johnny_Roa]

gotta finish that ufc contract one way or the other

[jglvz256]

Sherdog in meltdown.

[Deleted]

Further proof that Conor is the biggest star in combat sports. There's a thread announcing his retirement on the biggest boxing website.

Now, for the very brief moment(cause he'll be back in a couple months), Canelo can smile.

They announced Lucien Bute's retirement on this site as well and there was a discussion thread.

[BillyBoxing]

Plus modern MMA is only 26 years old so Conor being the best MMA guy in 2019 would be like boxing saying whoever was the best boxer ever in 1918.

I suspect in 2146, when modern MMA will have been around as long as modern boxing has been today, MMA we'll see a much more impressive least of great historic MMA fighters that will rival the arguments ATG P4P dork have about boxers of the past now.

Yeah but MMA is evolving quickly because sport sciences, cardio training, strength conditioning are more evolved than 1918.

I believe if McGregor had been a pro boxer he would have been at least an alfabet titilist, kinda career like Paulie or Hatton...at least...what do you think?

[Scary_canary]

Naaaaaaaaaa he’ll be back in a week or so

[A.K]

What a hoe

[scarybodyshot]

All done for leverage in negotiations.

It will also disrupt the training of any potential opponent as they'll feel like they can ease off the gas now until they get a new fight signed.

Smart move on McGregor's part.

However if he is genuinely retired then good luck to him, he made a lot of money and has set himself and his family up for life.

[Eff Pandas]

Yeah but MMA is evolving quickly because sport sciences, cardio training, strength conditioning are more evolved than 1918.

MMA isn't anywhere near as evolved as it'll be in another century & change doe. Hell boxing evolved fairly quickly too from 1892 to 1918. Look at it now vs 1918 doe?

I believe if McGregor had been a pro boxer he would have been at least an alfabet titilist, kinda career like Paulie or Hatton...at least...what do you think?

Idk about that. I think boxing & MMA have similar, but highly different skill sets for success. I don't suspect a whole lot of guys could be top 3ish, top 5ish in both if another road had been taken.

And I suspect the guys who coulda been high level in both are probably less impressive top guys like maybe a guy like Shawn Porter & a guy like Francis Ngannau for some examples.

Maybe there are even more & better examples in guys who didn't excel at a high level in their chosen professional sport that coulda excelled in the other sport & they basically just choose the wrong sport through love or opportunities presented to them early on.

For one thing I think with the small gloves & rules that score against guys more aggressively for not advancing the action standup defense is barely a thing in MMA like it is in boxing so thats a huge unknown to know how one would have transitioned into a whole other sport with a high enough level to compete at the top ten level & even excel there to the point of winning a belt.

I don't think I'd bet on McGregor being a title holder in some alternative universe where he choose boxing instead of MMA. He'd likely be a winning record guy I have enough confidence in saying. But that puts him in the wide range of top 200ish on up probably.