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Conor was recently ringside at a MMA fights in Ireland where a team-mate of his was fighting. It was a close fight that went this way and that before his team mate finally won. Sadly, the other fighter collapsed a few hours after the fight, was rushed to the hospital and died.

So, you are 28. You have made enough money to retire. You know what it takes to be competitive at the highest level of the sport, and you know some of the downsides of that, too. And you've just watched a fellow fighter essentially die in the ring.

That might make you think about things a lot. Maybe even decide you don't want to fight in the UFC anymore. Or maybe not jet off to Las Vegas to promote fights. Maybe even Conor doesn't know what he's going to do exactly.

I'm sure in the future he will explain what he's thinking in his usual thoughtful style.

MMA fighter Joao Carvalho dies following TKO loss in Ireland