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The guy went from welfare to multi-millionaire... Is Normal. Plus he is the self-proclaimed King of Ireland... Fighting doesn't seem to be a priority right now.
Boxing > MMA. Floyd retired Conor.
If Conor had any intention of fighting Khabib, he would have done so instead of allowing his title to be stripped to avoid that very fight. Conor has always McDucked the best ground fighters and you will never see him in the cage with Khabib. If he did get in there, which he will not, he would be exposed as the one trick pony he is.Say what you want about Conor, he will come back and flatline Khabib.
Based on what? His concentrated efforts to avoid fighting in the past couple years? If he wanted to fight Khabib, all he has to do is ask Daddy Dana and that fight is on. Has it happened? There's your answer.
while McDucking all the best ground fighters.
If Conor had any intention of fighting Khabib, he would have done so instead of allowing his title to be stripped to avoid that very fight. Conor has always McDucked the best ground fighters and you will never see him in the cage with Khabib. If he did get in there, which he will not, he would be exposed as the one trick pony he is.
He had leverage.
Just because you are under contract doesn't mean you have to fight. He could've just sat out the terms, and made the Floyd fight all on his own once he was released. UFC would've got nothing, and he woulda been gone.
Say what you want about Conor, he will come back and flatline Khabib.
I really thought the UFC would have a deal where Conor got incredible money for 5 or more fights. 1 in boxing against Floyd and the rest in the UFC. I figured Conor actually didn't make that much on the Floyd fight, but the value would be spread out. That would be the UFC's guarantee Conor would return to the UFC and continue being a big PPV draw for them.
It looks like they actually just paid him a massive sum of money and have accepted he will retire a 'UFC celebrity'.
Either his celebrity status gives so much exposure to MMA that this is somehow worthwhile to them or they seriously fucked up in the contract negotiations. Either way the fans of the sport got fucked.
Given the space Conor was in financially do you really think he wouldn't have accepted $15 million a fight for 5-10 fights with the UFC after the Floyd fight? Why would they give him one massive payday. They had him under contract. He had no leverage.
Boxing > MMA. Floyd retired Conor.
I am very unsure on the first claim and extremely doubtful on the second.
He had leverage.
Just because you are under contract doesn't mean you have to fight. He could've just sat out the terms, and made the Floyd fight all on his own once he was released. UFC would've got nothing, and he woulda been gone.
Which is why the bus fiasco was a gift from the heavens.
They are THAT lucky.
It's as if Dana told WME, relax fellas, he's pull a Jon Jones and he'll be back in no time.
Say what you want about Conor, he will come back and flatline Khabib.
most boxers who have made huge money have kept fighting long after their prime.The hunger leaves most people when you get FU money