Pettis: ‘Burnt out’ Conor McGregor is ‘looking for a lifeline’ by focusing on training

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Conor McGregor has been pulled from UFC 200’s main event, because he refused to fly out to Las Vegas to promote his fight and would rather concentrate on his training. He will miss out on the opportunity to avenge his loss to Nate Diaz and loses his multi-million dollar payday. Wise move or not, it is an understandable one, says former 155-pound champion Anthony Pettis — at least to some extent.

“(I can understand him) a little bit,” Pettis told MMA Fighting at a press event in Las Vegas on Thursday. “I think he might be burnt out maybe, he’s had a lot of fights back-to-back. He has done a world tour before with the Aldo …

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