Conor McGregor Retirement Odds: WWE, Mayweather, I'm a Celeb and More

June 6th marked the date of UFC 250, but the headlines from the night were not centring around the action inside the Octagon.

Instead, it was Conor McGregor grabbing all the attention, despite not even being a participant in the event. The Irishman took to Twitter to announce his third retirement in just four years, inevitably sparking frenzy from his mass online following.

Although the news has been met with some skepticism, given that this publicity stunt has paid off in the past not once, but twice before, some fans have speculated whether he will ever be stepping inside the cage again. His biggest foe Khabib Nurmagomedov, is occupied with Justin Gaethje, Kamaru Usman also has his hands tied with Gilbert Burns, and a highly-anticipated fight with Jorge Masvidal has made no progressive steps.

All of the above has subsequently led to McGregor announce his retirement, not over money dispute or politics, but because there are no 'tempting' bouts for him to take. On the back of such news, we've taken a look into Paddy Power's Conor McGregor retirement odds.

Inevitably, the main place to start is with the fighting industry. Given that Paddy Power are offering 1/100 on McGregor to come out of retirement, they are clearly fancying him to step back inside the Octagon.

The former double champ is just 1/2 to headline a UFC card at Allegiant Stadium before the end of 2021. This 65,000 capacity stadium is set to complete construction this summer, and the UFC will no doubt look to host events there when normality resumes.

Six of McGregor's seven PPV headlines have come in Las Vegas, and his Irish following would no doubt be keen in taking over this new lavish stadium.

Fancy the 31-year-old to return to the boxing ring? He has short odds of 6/4 to partake in a boxing fight before the end of 2021. Boxing bouts notoriously create large volumes of revenue, considerably more than the UFC, and McGregor may be tempted to make the shift once again. His fight with Floyd Mayweather generated 4.3 million PPV buys in North America, and Paddy power are offering a price of 10/1 for the two to have a boxing rematch before the end of 2021.

Big name fighters shifting to the WWE has become a common trend in recent years.

Ronda Rousey made the switch back in 2018 from the UFC and has grown to become one of the organisation's biggest stars. Tyson Fury made a cameo appearance just last year, with the boxer reportedly earning £11.9m for his night's work.

This sum is an indication towards just how much the WWE is prepared to pay for big draws, and they don't come much bigger than Mystic Mac. McGregor's 2/1 odds to partake in a WWE fight before the end of 2021 are relatively generous, as he publicly hinted towards featuring in the organisation back in 2019.

Given his outlandish personality and trash-talking expertise, it certainly isn't a fantasy thought.

Paddy Power have also offered odds on some outside of the ring events.

The fighter launched his own whiskey brand, 'Proper No. Twelve' back in 2018, a product that has been flying off shop shelves ever since. This business adventure has seen McGregors' net worth skyrocket, and he may be tempted to explore the food and drink sector yet again.

He's 4/1 to release his own brand of gin and even 6/1 to open up his own restaurant/eatery. Both prices can be regarded in being quite generous, given McGregor's eagerness to publicly speak about business opportunities.

The Notorious' wealth is well documented, both in Forbes and through his own social media, so expanding on his successful whiskey brand is a possible future avenue.

The above selections that we've highlighted are ones that are prominently associated with the fighter's past actions, but Paddy Power's market also includes a few 'novelty' selections.

For those that fancy him to make a TV appearance, they are offering 2/1 on McGregor to appear in I'm a Celebrity get me out of here 2021 and large odds of 8/1 for him to take part in Dancing With The stars Ireland 2021. He is known for being light on his feet inside the cage - can he replicate such moves on the dancefloor?

Also coming in at 8/1 is for McGregor to run an OAP self-defence class. The fighter was famously captured punching an elderly man in the Irish pub Marble Arch last year. Will he ever return to the location? At 250/1, Paddy Power have put a price on him becoming a doorman at the pub.