McGregor: I’ll keep fighting, but I won’t be stupid
Conor McGregor: “I will continue to do it as long as I am healthy and willing to put in the work that it takes to do. I will not be stupid though.”
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has never defended is belt, or the featherweight belt before it. And he hasn’t fought in over a year, although he had a boxing match vs. Floyd Mayweather in August. Given his $100 million MayMac payday, there has been widespread speculation that he will never fight again.
However, in an interview with Michael Kelleher for Sky Sports News, Notorious said the passion for MMA endures, and he will not retire while in his physical prime.
“I always look at the end from a damage-taken standpoint,” said McGregor. “How much damage have I taken? How is my brain? How is my mental health? How is my physical body? How is my training? How is my preparation? How is my hunger for it?
“That is where I gauge how long I will do it and there is still a lot left in me. It is not necessarily a money thing for me. I am passionate about fighting. Fighting is what I love to do. I will continue to do it as long as I am healthy and willing to put in the work that it takes to do.
“I will not be stupid though. I will not notice things about myself and then continue to do it like many others before me. It is a dangerous, ruthless business and I am aware of that. Thankfully I am in a position of great wealth. I do not need to do it. I am doing it for the love of it.
“I will make my decision when the time comes.”