Pétur Marinó Jónsson, writer at MMA Fréttir, asked McGregor for a word after training tonight. The answer was short but serious according to local news site Vísir:
“No, I'm retired. Fuck interviews.”
McGregor arrived in Iceland Monday with his crew and was training with fighting club Mjolnir today. Local fans have asked for a picture with the UFC star, like this young Icelander downtown Reykjavik Monday night.
Þessi hringsólaði mig á hjólinu sínu og sagði svo "whats up pablo??" @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/tBNfK0lfly
— Tómas Urbancic (@tomasurbancic) April 18, 2016
The 27 year old fighter wrote on Twitter: "I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later." A tweet which has gone viral.
I have decided to retire young.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016
Thanks for the cheese.
Catch ya's later.
Diaz posted a tweet about an hour later than McGregor, saying:
"I guess my work here is done. I'm retiring too".
That was followed by a tweet by John Kavanagh, McGregor’s coach:
“Well was fun while it lasted”