Conor McGregor was ready to fight Anderson Silva until he realised he would be afforded no credit for winning. Silva, widely considered the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, called out McGregor for a catchweight fight.
And the Irishman responded positively before the potential fight was played down by the UFC. McGregor has now announced his third 'retirement' in four years after growing frustrated at the lack of available opponents. "There's nothing there for me," he told ESPN. "I'm trying to get excited.
I'm trying my best. And when the Anderson one came along, I was like, yeah, s***, that's a mad fight. "Then everyone said he's old and over the hill.
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