He was also going to get done by Diaz again, and he knew this. Hence why this is nothing more than a convenient excuse to dodge the fight. Guy has no ground game, none whatsoever, and given it's at the same weight again, he also knew his glass jaw wouldn't handle any big connections from the Stockton Slugger, whilst his power punches did nothing to someone with a face of granite. He's the most bankable star in the UFC, and that is reflected in what he earns. If it was over money then he's so blinded by cash and greed that he should retire. Everyone loves a soundbite and a bit of trash talking, but McGregor made so much out of fighting anyone, anywhere, anytime. So to have pulled out and posted some mickey mouse "i'm retiring" tweet is chicken **** at worst and greed at best. WATP
I don’t follow UFC but just read McGregors post ... what an arsehole! If you don't like doing the additional work required of the sport (that makes sure you get paid handsomely) then don't fight in UFC! Poor man .. having to promote fights that earn him an absolute fortune! Diddy!
Maybe he wants to give himself a better chance to win this time instead of constantly travelling round the world like a circus he might just want to get himself in shape and avenge his loss? He is absolutely right. There would be next to **** all money in the sport without him anyway.
I am just trying to do my job and fight here. I am paid to fight. I am not yet paid to promote. I have become lost in the game of promotion and forgot about the art of fighting. There comes a time when you need to stop handing out flyers and get back to the damn shop. 50 world tours, 200 press conferences, 1 million interviews, 2 million photo shoots, and at the end of it all I'm left looking down the barrel of a lens, staring defeat in the face, thinking of nothing but my incorrect fight preparation. And the many distractions that led to this. Nothing else was going through my mind. It is time to go back and live the life that got me this life. Sitting in a car on the way to some dump in Conneticut or somewhere, to speak to Tim and Suzie on the nobody gives a **** morning show did not get me this life. Talking to some lady that deep down doesn't give a **** about what I'm doing, but just wants some sound bites so she can maybe get her little tight ass a nice raise, and I'm cool with that too, I've been giving you all raises. But I need to focus on me now. I'm coming for my revenge here. I flew an entire team to Portugal and to Iceland to make my adjustments in preparation and fix my errors I made with the weight and the cardio prep. With the right adjustments and the right focus, I will finish what I started in that last fight. I will not do this if I am back on the road handing out flyers again. I will always play the game and play it better than anybody, but just for this one, where I am coming off a loss, I asked for some leeway where I can just train and focus. I did not shut down all media requests. I simply wanted a slight adjustment. But it was denied. There had been 10 million dollars allocated for the promotion of this event is what they told me. So as a gesture of good will, I went and not only saved that 10 million dollars in promotion money, I then went and tripled it for them. And all with one tweet. Keep that 10 mill to promote the other bums that need it. My shows are good. I must isolate myself now. I am facing a taller, longer and heavier man. I need to prepare correctly this time. I can not dance for you this time. It is time for the other monkeys to dance. I've danced us all the way here. Nate's little mush head looks good up on that stage these days. Stuff him in front of the camera for it. He came in with no **** to do that last one. I'd already done press conferences, interviews and shot the ads before RDA pulled out. Maybe I'll hit Cabo this time and skull some shots pre-fight with no obligation. I'm doing what I need for me now. It is time to be selfish with my training again. It is the only way. I feel the $400million I have generated for the company in my last three events, all inside 8 months, is enough to get me this slight leeway. I am still ready to go for UFC 200. I will offer, like I already did, to fly to New York for the big press conference that was scheduled, and then I will go back into training. With no distractions. If this is not enough or they feel I have not deserved to sit this promotion run out this one time, well then I don't know what to say. For the record also - For USADA and for the UFC and my contract stipulations - I AM NOT RETIRED.
He's up his own arse ... It's part of the sport ... same for any sport - you need to promote it. He gets paid for it ...
Do Barcelona drag themselves to every part of the world to promote a Champions league final when they're in it? He's a fighter. He's gave them a lot more money than he's had out. He's absolutely right to concentrate on his training and Dana will be crawling back like a bitch.
He'll be fighting at 200. He needs to give himself the best opportunity to win. What contract did he sign? Has he broke it?
