After rising in the game together, UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor bid farewell to friend and SBG Ireland teammate Cathal Pendred with a lengthy Facebook post on Wednesday, heaping praise upon the retiring 28-year-old for his accomplishments in mixed martial arts and thanking him for countless hours of help in the practice room.
Pendred announced his retirement at the age of 28 on Wednesday, citing a declining passion for the sport that brought him to global prominence.
"I am a passionate person and I always give 100% to what I do," Pendred wrote.