Conor McGregor has spoken for the first time since he tweeted his retirement at the conclusion of UFC 250 on Saturday night, and took aim at the UFC for not booking him in an appropriate fight. Speaking to ESPN following his announcement, McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) cited a number of factors behind his decision – including his frustration at the UFC’s apparent unwillingness to book him in fights against interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and former middleweight champion Anderson Silva – as he declared himself “bored” of the fight game. “The game just does not excite me, and that’s that,” McGregor said. “All this waiting around
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Conor McGregor opens up on retirement talk: ‘The game just does not excite me’ – MMA Junkie