Conor McGregor retire? Forget about it – he’s got plenty of big fights left in him for UFC
‘The Notorious’ may have lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov but it won’t diminish his aura, and he could rule the lightweight division again if Russian is suspended
The conventional wisdom seems to now be that since Conor McGregor couldn’t beat the most dominant lightweight of all time, he should just retire from mixed martial arts.
Yes, the Irishman had few answers against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on Sunday. He may have been hoping his pre-fight mind games would provide an advantage, but they clearly just fired up the Dagestan-native even more, as evidenced by the wild brawl between the fighters’ camps that followed at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
No one has figured out a way to beat Nurmagomedov yet, though – he’s 27-0 in his MMA career, and at 30 years old is in his prime. There’s no shame in losing to him.
Some are suggesting McGregor is a broken man now, his mystique shattered. How will he be able to overcome the mental scars?