Conor McGregor UFC News: Notorious reveals why he still fights despite huge wealth
Conor McGregor is one of the wealthiest men in sport, but he insists he still has a deep passion for fighting in the UFC .And McGregor recently explained why he must fight despite his huge wealth, telling a fan on Twitter: "I love it [fighting] dearly.
"If I am being honest with myself I don’t think I will ever be able to fully walk away from fighting. We are all fighters in this world and each of us will be fighting for the rest of our time here.He is currently on the lookout for a fight for his UFC comeback, as Donald Cerrone appears to have lost interest, but he does still plan on returning to the octagon this year.
Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Cerrone said: "We were supposed to fight in April and then it got moved to July and I just thought 'nah, I'm not going to wait, let's go'. "They were trying to figure out what to do with Al [Iaquinta], and I said I'd fight him, because I knew if I hadn't I'd still be waiting to fight Conor right now.
"I'll take [the fight with Conor McGregor] if it does come up, but if not I'll take whoever's next, but I love my job, I love fighting. If you haven't already, be sure to like our Irish Mirror Sport and Irish Mirror GAA pages on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Our Irish Mirror Sports Page - which brings you all your Irish and UK sports news - can be found here.The Irish Mirror Twitter account is @IrishMirror while our sports page is @MirrorSportIE.
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