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Conor McGregor Announces Retirement Through Twitter

UPDATE: The internet has been speculating whether McGregor's tweet is real or not. According to Punditarena.com, several MMA journalist are confirming the tweet as real.

Reporter Ariel Helwani stated that sources have stated the news to be true.

McGregor's own coach John Kavanagh tweeted the following:

In what could be a contender for most random and surprising story of the day, MMA fight Conor McGregor announces his retirement.

The notorious fighter went to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon to announce his retirement from the sport.

The news is nothing short of surprising.

McGregor had recently came off a loss to Stockton's own Nate Diaz at UFC 196. A rematch between the Irishman and Diaz is scheduled for July 9 in Las Vegas at UFC 200.

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