Dan Hardy: McGregor is ‘feeling the pressure’ of loss to Diaz

Everyone has been caught up in the unfolding drama between Conor McGregor and the UFC. Things kicked off when ‘The Notorious’ announced his sudden retirement on Twitter last week. With over 170 thousand retweets, McGregor set social media abuzz with controversy.

I have decided to retire young.Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) 19 April 2016

At 27-years-old and with a featherweight title to his resume, many were shocked with the announcement and suspected that his account may have been hacked. Shortly after the tweet, the UFC revealed that the brash Irishman had been pulled from his welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200 because he refused to fly out to Las Vegas for media obligations.

The drama continued. McGregor released a Facebook statement where he revealed he was still training for Diaz and simply wanted some leeway from promotional duties for all the hard work he’s done in the past. Dana White and co. didn’t comply.

The UFC remained firm in their decision and hinted that McGregor …

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