Conor McGregor Says UFC 200 ‘Bombed’ Without Him As the Headliner

The saga began with a tweet. And it didn’t end until Conor McGregor, the UFC’s biggest star, was yanked from the marquee of the promotion’s bicentennial extravaganza. “I have decided to retire young,” McGregor wrote on Twitter in April. “Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.” Only the “Notorious” one wasn’t truly calling it quits, as he admitted to GQ in a recent interview. He was merely trying to gain some leverage with the UFC. “I was never really retired,” McGregor said. “That was more just a negotiation type thing. It was a little bit of a joke, to be honest. And then it just blew the f—k up.” McGregor ultimately declined to fulfill all the promotional duties required of him before …

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