Conor McGregor’s retirement announcements are becoming routine by now, but don’t let them fool you: He’s planning to stick around.
That’s the latest word from McGregor, a former two-division UFC champion who has thrice teased that he was wrapping up his fighting career, most recently doing so via Twitter shortly after the conclusion of UFC 250 this past June. McGregor’s latest bit of retirement talk was soon followed by public negotiations with past opponent Dustin Poirier for a rematch, which eventually became official and is set to take place on Saturday at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi.