Coach: It’s ‘pointless to upset so many fans’ by keeping Conor McGregor off UFC 200

What a ride the mixed martial arts community has been on for the past week.

As we all know by now, it all started with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor mysteriously announcing his sudden retirement via Twitter, and then UFC officials pulling the Irishman from his UFC 200 rematch against Nate Diaz. When the removal of McGregor was announced, UFC president Dana White claimed McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 headlining slot because he refused to fly to Las Vegas to perform promotional work leading up to the mega-card.

That got some fans thinking about possible other reasons McGregor was pulled from the card, but White clarified several times it was simply because McGregor didn’t want to show up to a press conference (which occurred last week) and shoot a promo video. McGregor released a statement, explaining that believes he needs to focus more on the actual fight with Diaz, rather than promotion.

A few days went by, and McGregor hopped on Twitter once again, stating that …

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