Mixed Martial Arts star Conor McGregor says he has not retired from UFC and is still 'ready to go' for UFC 200.
He's issued a statement that claims promotional distractions contributed to his recent defeat to Nate Diaz.
McGregor says he is paid to fight, not to promote.
He says he has now tripled UFC's promotional budget of $10 million by issuing one tweet.
He has offered to fly to New York for a big press conference that was scheduled.
Earlier this week McGregor tweeted that he had retired from the fight game.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am just trying to do my job and fight here. I get paid to fight ... <a href="https://t.co/xW1P3G2710">https://t.co/xW1P3G2710</a></p>— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/723161034475737088">April 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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