Conor McGregor sent the internet into overdrive last night after he announced his retirement from MMA. The Dubliner's post, which stated he's "decided to retire young", was retweeted more times than when Kobe Bryant announced his retirement from basketball.
According to Twitter, there have been over 310K mentions of McGregor on the social network since the announcement last night. Over 1K Tweets were sent per minute in the moments after the Tweet was posted.
McGregor also picked up an extra 100,000 followers in the aftermath.
Here are some of the best reactions:
Hi @TheNotoriousMMA , if you are looking for work, send your CV to recruitment@garda.ie #GardaMcGregor
— Garda Defence (@AGSiochana) April 19, 2016
Can people please stop calling 999 asking if Conor McGregor has retired.
— Garda Defence (@AGSiochana) April 19, 2016
And so the memes start, this is epic @TheNotoriousMMA #Luas pic.twitter.com/NWOqE0Z9A8
— Nicola Bardon (@NicolaBardon) April 20, 2016
A few hours with the Cork footballers and McGregor has completely given up on life :-)
— Colm Parkinson (@Woolberto) April 19, 2016
Alternatively, @TheNotoriousMMA is welcome to come work for us at Power Tower. He could live-tweet #UFC200 for us...
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 20, 2016
@TheNotoriousMMA Westmeath will be out of the championship and you've pulled out of 200, what are me and the lads meant to do in July now
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) April 20, 2016
Looking forward to seeing @TheNotoriousMMA togging out for @DubGAAOfficial this summer ðŸðŸ’ª #UpTheDubs #COYBIB #GAA pic.twitter.com/PDw6Z7QJ6T
— Pundit Arena GAA (@PunditArenaGAA) April 19, 2016
The UFC have confirmed that they have cancelled McGregor's featherweight champion's rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th. Read more on that HERE.
