Conor McGregor Retiring? His Rivals React on Twitter

Update 8:15 p.m. ET:

According to UFC President Dana White on SportsCenter (via the Houston Chronicle's Jeremy Botter), Conor McGregor has been pulled from UFC 200 due to his unwillingness to meet media obligations ahead of the fight. While White did not explicitly say it, this is most likely the root cause of McGregor's retirement discussion, rather than an actual desire to end his career. This post will be updated with more news, if necessary.

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Conor McGregor suddenly tweeted that he had "decided to retire young" on Tuesday, and unsurprisingly, it whipped the combat sports world into a frenzy. While fans and pundits were wondering aloud whether it was true, foes from McGregor's past all opened up on his (possible) departure from MMA.

His most recent (and, it seemed, next) opponent, Nate Diaz, jokingly offered the following:

His archenemy to this point, Jose Aldo, did not pretend that the retirement tweet had affected his long-standing animosity. He would later delete the tweet, but naturally, it was immortalized not long after he posted it:

Rafael dos Anjos, who pulled out of a fight with McGregor at UFC 196, continued goading him:

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone said he wasn't buying into the McGregor retirement talk:

As the day goes on, we can only expect more people to toss up their thoughts on social media. Hopefully, we'll find out whether McGregor is serious before too long.