• Conor McGregor tweeted his retirement from fighting Sunday but many do not believe him.
  • The UFC commentator Joe Rogan added his voice to those who doubt that the Irish striker, a former two-weight UFC champion, will stay retired.
  • “What better way to get people to talk about him when there’s a spectacular fight filled with people dominating,” said Rogan
  • “What he did was hijack the whole situation,” he said after UFC 250, a behind-closed-doors show in Las Vegas, finished.
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The UFC commentator Joe Rogan doesn’t believe Conor McGregor is retiring, and said he’s just trying to get people to talk about him.

McGregor tweeted a retirement statement moments after UFC 250, an event at a UFC-owned facility called Apex in Las Vegas, ended on Saturday, June 6.

McGregor thanked his fans for the “amazing memories,” saying: “What a ride its been!”

Many in the industry doubted the fighter would go through with the retirement, and hinted it could instead be seen as a power-play to force the UFC to increase the amount of money it pays its athletes.

Rogan did not comment on the apparent power-play, but did add his voice to those who say it is not the last time the UFC will see its most profitable, marketable, and famous name.

"I don't buy it [the retirement] for a second," Joe Rogan told ESPN while smiling. "I think Conor McGregor is just trying to get you to talk about him and he just did.

"What better way to get people to talk about him when there's a spectacular fight filled with people dominating," he said. "What he did was hijack the whole situation."

Last year, the former two-weight UFC champions said that he wanted to fight thrice in 2020.

Though the coronavirus pandemic ground the UFC's combat calendar to a halt earlier this year, McGregor had been texting Dana White to tell the UFC president that he wanted to compete at "Fight Island."

White hopes his "Fight Island" project - a private mystery island he has leased for international events - will be ready from June 27.

UFC 250 was the UFC's fifth event since it restarted operations in the COVID-era.

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