UFC Star Conor McGregor shockingly announces his retirement at age 27

27 year old UFC Champion Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from fighting and it has been confirmed that he has been pulled from his scheduled fight at UFC 200.

The fighter was set to face Nate Diaz in an eagerly anticipated rematch in June, but took to Twitter to announce that he was stepping away from the sport.

UFC President Dana White has confirmed that McGregor refused to promote his upcoming bout against Diaz and has been subsequently pulled from the clash in Las Vegas.

"Conor didn't want to come to Las Vegas and be part of any promotional training. He's in Iceland training. He felt leaving right now would hurt his training. But every other fighter on the card is coming." he  said

White added:

"It doesn't make you exempt. We spend a lot of money on this stuff."

White was asked if he could confirm whether McGregor was retiring from UFC, but stated that all he knew was that his rematch with Diaz was off.

"Is Conor McGregor retiring? Only he can answer that question. I don't know. But he will not be a part of UFC 200," he said.

"Obviously we still have a good relationship with Conor. I respect Conor as a fighter and I like him as a person. But you can't decide not to show up to these things. You have to do it."