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Conor McGregor Hopes to Retire with UFC, Doesn't Want to Pursue Boxing After MMA

Conor McGregor briefly flirted with a boxing career in 2017, losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a hugely hyped and lucrative fight. But it sounds as though the former featherweight and lightweight champion is sticking with the UFC for the duration of his fighting career.

"What, to go out and do a little side quest, and seeking to get some boxing dollars and all the rest of it?" he said on The MMA Hour (h/t Steven Marrocco of MMA Fighting). "No, for me—for me, the UFC is pinnacle, and it's the company I love.