Top 5 MMA Rumours of the week and analysis: 3rd October 2016

#1 Conor McGregor to retire for a while?

Retiring after UFC 205?

The huge announcement of UFC 205 main event and the press conference that followed proved to be the stage for the McGregor Show. McGregor came in and completely stole the show during the press conference that had some of the biggest names in the UFC roster; once again underlining the fact that he is ‘the’ draw in the promotion.

But what earns McGregor a place in this slide is his personal life. Dana White recently revealed that McGregor is going through some personal issues and soon came up rumours suggesting that his girlfriend Dee Devlin is pregnant. Meanwhile, another section of rumours suggests that the pair is going to break up. The third set of rumours points towards a marriage between these two.

Conor and Devlin have been in a relationship for more than eight years and it would be interesting to see which rumour turns out to be true. From a fan perspective, the first one or the third one would be preferred as Conor and Devlin is an inspiring couple, having been there for each other throughout their struggling years.

All these personal problems might force Conor to take away time from the octagon and this was the reason why Dana White gave McGregor the Alvarez fight despite having other ideas.