It was recently announced by Top UFC Star Conor McGregor himself that he will be retiring from MMA.

McGregor wrote, “Hey guys quick announcement, I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally known as ‘Mixed Martial Art’ today. I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition. I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!”

It will be interesting to see if this is a legitimate retirement or if McGregor is just pulling another stunt.

McGregor has been rumored to be fighting Donald Cerrone, but it seems that Cerrone is already booked to be fighting in another bout. It was reported that UFC wanted McGregor to be in the co-main event, but he turned that down and said that he would be OK with working the co-main event or even the undercard as long as UFC gives him company shares, as seen below:

“I’m ready to fight,” McGregor said in Chicago (h/t to MMA Fighting). “I’ve said that, no problem. If the UFC wants me to slide into that co-main event and help, what that is, me sliding into the co-main event, it’s boosting their brand over fighter rhetoric that they have. There’s no problem with that. But if they want me to push that – and I have no problem pushing that – give me my rightful shares in the UFC company. That’s all I ask. You can put me on the first fight of ESPN+, no problem. So let’s see how it goes.”

McGregor recently appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon and said that he was in talks to fight this summer. He said, “We’re in talks for July. So we’ll see what happens. A lot of politics going on. The fight game is a mad game. But again, like I said, and to my fans, I am in shape and I am ready.”

McGregor would also say that he does not need to fight because he is financially set due to his past success as UFC’s highest-paid fighter. He said, “In reality, I can pick who I please. I’ve done a lot, I’ve fought a lot. I’ve never pulled out of contests. I’ve gone through some crazy injuries, some crazy external situations that many a man would sprint for the hills if it happened to them. But I stood firm, done my piece for the company. … Like I said, this whiskey is my baby. I have a lot of great entities. I don’t necessarily need to fight. I am set for life, my family is set for life. We are good. But I am eager to fight. So, we will see what happens. I’m just staying ready, as I like to say.”

Back in 2016, McGregor tweeted that he was retiring after UFC pulled him from The UFC 200 Event because of how he was unwilling to work a media tour for the event. He obviously did not retire then. You can check out his retirement tweet below: