The news is that, from an official standpoint, he's not retiring. However, there's significantly more to it than that so read it as many times as you'd like and be confident in the knowledge that, as long as he's still talking crap about Nate Diaz, he won't be disappearing anytime soon.
The key points from the statement:
- The tweet on Tuesday night was essentially a hoax - McGregor is not a retired athlete. His contract with the UFC is still valid.
- McGregor is still offering to make a media appearance in New York to launch UFC 200
- McGregor amazingly is blaming the media obligations with the UFC for his loss to Diaz
- Therein, there is mention of a female journalist and ‘her little tight ass’
- McGregor is still keeping the door open for a fight at UFC 200 and seems ready to return to the card.
More to follow.