UPDATE:
Never mind, he's not retiring
On Wednesday, Conor McGregor shocked the world when he apparently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts via Twitter. At 27 years old, McGregor sported a 19-3 record, at one point going on a 15 straight win streak, and only lost one time in UFC. In his career, he won the UFC Featherweight Championship from Jose Aldo in a 13 second fight, and won two other titles in the UK's Cage Warriors Fighting Championship .Since his tweet, the rumor mill has been running as people speculate what McGregor does next with his career. One of the more persistent rumors that's been passed around is that McGregor could possibly venture into professional wrestling, with WWE's Becky Lynch tweeting him to "#ComeJoinMeBro", and EVOLVE booker Gabe Sapolsky offering him a spot at EVOLVE, citing the success of former fighter Matt Riddle. McGregor has also recently followed Lynch, Triple H, and Stephanie & Shane McMahon on Twitter, and WWE has followed McGregor, further fueling the fire.
Despite Dana White's attempts to distance mixed martial arts and UFC from any similarities to professional wrestling and WWE, the two sports have a history of competitors jumping from one to the other. Along with Riddle, former UFC fighters Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, and Josh Barnett all became professional wrestlers after their time in UFC, though Shamrock would eventually return to UFC. Vice versa, professional wrestlers Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley, and most recently CM Punk have also left professional wrestling to join the world of mixed martial arts, although Lesnar returned to wrestling only in 2012. In fact, during his time in the UFC, Lesnar was one of the biggest draws the company had. Along with that, the UFC's biggest draw Ronda Rousey is a well-known wrestling fan, appearing at WrestleMania 31 with The Rock and even showed up at a PWG show to chop Biff Busick once.
While the idea of The Notorious joining WWE might seem a little odd, it's definitely not out of the question. Considering the success guys like Severn & Shamrock have had, along with praise Barnett & Riddle have gotten, McGregor could possibly have a nice career in wrestling since he's still young. And hey, if he joins, he's already got a pre-made feud for him with fellow Irishman Sheamus, who he went back and forth with on Twitter in 2014. Also, imagine the gasket Dana White would blow considering that one of his biggest stars is leaving him to do what he calls "fake sh*t". That would be great.
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