Conor McGregor (José Youngs/The MMA Corner)Conor McGregor: ‘I Have Decided to Retire Young’ José Youngs April 19, 2016 News, Spotlight, UFC Is this the end for the ‘Notorious’ one? On Tuesday afternoon, reigning UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor sent out a cryptic tweet hinting at retirement. I have decided to retire young.Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016 “I’ve decided to retire young,” McGregor said. “Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.” While it was initially believed to be a simple negotiation tactic from McGregor, known for his stellar promotional skills just as much as his fighting abilities, the Irishman’s coach John Kavanagh sent out yet another cryptic tweets moments later. Well was fun while it lasted — Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) April 19, 2016 Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com would later reveal McGregor’s initial tweet was from from simply a joke or another ploy to increase his fight pay. Multiple sources are adamant at this time that McGregor's tweet isn't a joke, troll job or hoax of any kind. Reason(s) behind it is unclear. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 19, 2016 If McGregor (18-3) does choose against hanging up the gloves, he is set to rematch Nate Diaz(19-10) at UFC 200 on July 11 in Las Vegas. The two men initially fought at UFC 196 in a welterweight contest, where fans saw Diaz snap McGregor’s 15 fight win streak, which included five straight (T)KOs under the UFC banner, with a second round rear-naked choke. McGregor had previously stated his intention of dropping back down to featherweight in order to defend his 145-pound title. However, it was not soon after the UFC announced it’s plans to book the welterweight rematch UFC 200 will take place at Las Vegas’s new T-Mobile Arena on July 9. The event will be the culmination of the UFC’s 2016 International Fight Week. Pingback: Conor McGregor: 'I Cannot Dance For You This Time.'() Pingback: Chael Sonnen Sounds Off on McGregor's Coach John Kavanagh()