Pros react to Conor McGregor’s retirement

Conor McGregor shocked the MMA Universe earlier today when he took to Twitter to announce his retirement from the sport.

The current UFC featherweight champion was supposed to rematch Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of UFC 200 this July in Las Vegas.

The UFC has yet to release a statement on McGregor’s retirement, but many fighters took to Twitter to share their respective opinions on the matter:

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/722492455732584448
https://twitter.com/NateDiaz209/status/722514064576917505
https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/722515493077127168
https://twitter.com/FunkMaster_UFC/status/722502667256348672
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/722522916039090176
https://twitter.com/Alistairovereem/status/722507941752889344
https://twitter.com/RdosAnjosMMA/status/722521482908176385
https://twitter.com/GamebredFighter/status/722526120587968516
https://twitter.com/IamTheImmortal/status/722533828602925056
https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/722515043376607234
https://twitter.com/ColbyCovMMA/status/722526439195561984

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