UFC megastar Conor McGregor might have announced his retirement from the fight game but the Irishman is showing no signs of putting his feet up, posting pictures of himself “sparring Cubans” in Miami.
McGregor rocked the sporting world with the announcement on Tuesday that he was calling time on his gilded MMA career.
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Since then, speculation has swirled over whether The Notorious was really hanging up his gloves, having similarly “retired” back in April 2016, only for it to turn out to be a carefully orchestrated bluff.
This time round, there is talk that the 30-year-old is merely using the retirement threat as a ploy for more negotiating leverage as he seeks a share in the UFC, or possibly even as a distraction from recent reports of sexual assault claims against the Irish star – which McGregors team has vehemently denied.
Whatever the case, McGregor is not letting up with his training, sharing photos with his 30 million Instagram followers of himself "sparring Cubans" in Miami.
The Irishman donning the gloves against a nationality with such a fabled boxing pedigree prompted one social media user to speculate that while McGregor had purportedly quit MMA, he might not be done with the world of boxing, where he fought a money-spinning bout against Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
"Retired from MMA, now the real boxing run happens. @floydmayweather run it back," the Instagram user wrote.
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McGregor is enjoying a sunshine break in Florida, and earlier in the week posted a picture of himself jet skiing outside rapper Puff DaddyRead More – Source
UFC megastar Conor McGregor might have announced his retirement from the fight game but the Irishman is showing no signs of putting his feet up, posting pictures of himself “sparring Cubans” in Miami.
McGregor rocked the sporting world with the announcement on Tuesday that he was calling time on his gilded MMA career.
Also on rt.com UFC superstar Conor McGregor announces 'retirement from MMA'
Since then, speculation has swirled over whether The Notorious was really hanging up his gloves, having similarly “retired” back in April 2016, only for it to turn out to be a carefully orchestrated bluff.
This time round, there is talk that the 30-year-old is merely using the retirement threat as a ploy for more negotiating leverage as he seeks a share in the UFC, or possibly even as a distraction from recent reports of sexual assault claims against the Irish star – which McGregors team has vehemently denied.
Whatever the case, McGregor is not letting up with his training, sharing photos with his 30 million Instagram followers of himself "sparring Cubans" in Miami.
The Irishman donning the gloves against a nationality with such a fabled boxing pedigree prompted one social media user to speculate that while McGregor had purportedly quit MMA, he might not be done with the world of boxing, where he fought a money-spinning bout against Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
"Retired from MMA, now the real boxing run happens. @floydmayweather run it back," the Instagram user wrote.
Also on rt.com He was in the dirt: McGregor breaks down Mayweather superfight, teases rematch
McGregor is enjoying a sunshine break in Florida, and earlier in the week posted a picture of himself jet skiing outside rapper Puff DaddyRead More – Source
