Conor McGregor has had us all confused for the past couple days.   The UFC star wrote on his Twitter page that he was retiring early.  Then UFC president Dana White said McGregor was cut from his rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 200 because he refused to participate in promotional events.  Now the Irish MMA star is speaking out, clearing up a few things.

McGregor released a statement on Facebook on Thursday saying he’s not retired, it’s just that he wants to focus on fighting, not promoting.

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.

White wanted McGregor to appear in Las Vegas for promotional events but Conor remained in Iceland training.

McGregor discussed all the promoting and interviews he did last time and suffering his first UFC defeat to Nate Diaz at the end of it all.  He wants to be completely focused on his training.  Clearly he doesn’t want another loss in his future.

*Full statement in gallery above*

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