Actor Varun Dhawan said he is sad but happy with the retirement of Conor McGregor and added that the professional mixed martial artist and boxer had changed the sport. McGregor on Monday announced his surprise retirement on Twitter.
Varun on Tuesday replied to his tweet, saying, "I am sad but happy in a way. This guy had his run changed the sport. He's a legend no two ways about it. Thank you, Conor"
https://twitter.com/Varun_dvn/status/1110412124751224839
McGregor is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion. He started his MMA career in 2008 and, in 2012, he won both the Cage Warriors Featherweight and Lightweight Championships, holding both titles simultaneously before vacating them to sign with the UFC.
Talking about Varun, he is looking forward to the release of his upcoming film Kalank, which also features Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha. Kalank is slated to hit the screens on April 17.
