Conor McGregor Has Finally Issued a Statement After He Was Pulled from UFC 200

Conor McGregor has broken his silence.

Conor McGregor has finally broken his silence on the issue of his retirement.

After tweeting that he had decided to "retire early" on Tuesday night, the Irish fighter was subsequently pulled from his headline fight at UFC 200 against Nate Diaz.

In the statement, McGregor says he isn't retired – but he does want some time to himself ahead of the fight in July.

Over to you, Dana White.

[via Facebook]

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