Will Conor Get to Fight Again

Conor McGregor has a decision to make. Should he hang his gloves up or fight on? Information technology has to be one that'south exceedingly difficult to make, whichever mode the Irishman goes, equally each pick presents its upsides and pitfalls.

On the one paw, returning to the octagon is the just path to redemption. Trying to go rid of the unpleasant aftertaste of defeat is equally powerful a motivator as any for most fighters. Even Conor McGregor, the man who seemingly has everything in life, is non immune to that.

The problem is that McGregor won't be returning from just any other loss. He will take to do and then with a compromised body and listen after having sustained a freak blow at UFC 264. How well will he recover from a broken leg? Nobody knows.

If he'south not conscientious, McGregor might suffer the aforementioned fate as Anderson Silva – who chased afterward a pipedream anchored by hopes of redeeming himself. Of course, that never came for Silva. That's not to say, however, that beingness talked about in the same jiff as 'The Spider' is something to be ashamed of.

Most fighters would impale to have the legendary Brazilian'due south career. All the same, information technology's undeniable that Silva's career is arguably the single near infamous cautionary tale in the sport.

For Conor McGregor, it's not too late to protect his legacy from taking any more impairment than it has. All he has to practise is to call it quits and retire equally a fable. Afterward all, he has everything a fighter could ever ask for sans a graceful exit from the sport.

The narrative of his career could be spun in a way in which McGregor is viewed as a victim of misfortune rather than a neat who failed to withstand the examination of time. The only unlucky Irishman in history, if you will. But that entails McGregor being at peace with letting his fighting life end on a melancholic note.

Conor McGregor contemplated retirement

Conor McGregor toyed with the idea of retiring years agone. This was way before his fame and riches were at the astronomical level that they are today.

Conor McGregor claims to retire in April 2016

At present, imagine a globe in which Conor McGregor decided to "retire immature" as he threatened he would back in Apr 2016. Wild, isn't it?

No 'Money Fight' with Floyd Mayweather. No Proper No. Twelve and no topping the Forbes listing as a consequence. Your offset-ever UFC champ-champ is Daniel Cormier.

His legacy, from a purist perspective, would have been placed on a college pedestal than where it is at the moment. Subsequently all, there'due south something about a brilliant career cut curt – a idea-matter for the imagination – that resonates with sports fans.

He would still take his knockout over Jose Aldo. He would still accept gotten one back from Nate Diaz. But across that, 'The Notorious' would have been but some other alone bandwagon that lost its steam.

In hindsight, Conor McGregor'south determination to fight on worked out stupendously well for him. Based on his contempo comments, information technology appears the Irishman is intent on making i more run. A UFC return for the Irishman is only a matter of when. The more important question is:

Should Conor McGregor return to the UFC?

The brusque answer is: absolutely. Just not without a caveat. The worst affair Conor McGregor could do is return against Dustin Poirier in his start fight back.

No doubt Poirier will not hesitate to fight him again. 'The Diamond' would welcome the opportunity to brand an obscene amount of wealth, and Dana White would permit that fight happen for the exact same reason.

Only nobody – bated from diehard McGregor stans – needs to run into a 4th fight betwixt Poirier and McGregor. As anti-climactic as UFC 264 had concluded, Poirier won the trilogy at the cease of the 24-hour interval.

The Irishman is in no position to warrant a rematch confronting the pinnacle-ranked UFC lightweight (and possibly the world champion, by the time McGregor returns). And, to exist quite frank, doing so would all but guarantee a tertiary sequent loss to Poirier – not the most ideal way to come dorsum from a long layoff.

That's non to say, though, that McGregor is washed for like his naysayers would advise. There are matchups that are both intriguing and reasonable for McGregor'south start fight back from recovery. Perhaps a trilogy tour with Nate Diaz or a potential instant-classic showdown against Tony Ferguson. But that'due south a story for a different commodity altogether.

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Edited by John Cunningham