McGregor's training partner retires due to brain clot

A. Daly (left) beat E. Almeida (right) in his last fight Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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At 29 years old, strawweight Aisling Daly announced her retirement last Monday (30) after discovering a blood clot in her brain during a routine examination. Training partner of the lightweight champion, Conor McGregor, the fighter is considered a pioneer of European women's MMA, having been the first Irish world champion in the sport, when she won the title at the NAAFS event, in 2011. For the UFC, she fought three times, with two wins and one loss, in addition of having participated in The Ultimate Fighter 20.

In a moving post on her official Facebook, Daly thanked her team for their support, discussed her achievements in MMA and indicated that she should become a coach for SBG (Straight Blast Gym), McGregor's team, Artem Lobov, among other UFC athletes. .

Among his outstanding achievements are the triumph over Jessica Eye, which gave her the NAAFS title, and victories over Alex Chambers and Brazilian Ericka Almeida, in her last fight, at UFC Dublin, in 2015. In TUF, the Irishwoman beat Angela Magana by knockout in the first round, but was eliminated per Jessica penne in the quarterfinals, by decision. His record is 16 wins and six losses.

Read Aisling Daly's retirement post:

“I am officially retiring from MMA. A routine MRI of my brain showed evidence of the presence of an abnormal remnant of hemorrhage, which had reportedly occurred over the past few months. It would be unlikely that I would be medically cleared to fight. Even if an event found a doctor who gave the go-ahead, it wouldn't be smart of me to continue competing with the risks of MMA. My career ended prematurely, but I am happy for my many achievements. I am and will always be 'Ais I', and my legacy is set in stone in Irish MMA. I am the country's first world champion, and the only woman to achieve this feat. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank the fans who tirelessly supported me and my friends and teammates. I thank my family, who has always been by my side to rebuild me during my career, especially now that my dream has fallen apart. I was very lucky to grow up within an incredible team like SBG. I am prepared to be a great coach and member of the MMA community. I'm looking forward to the new challenges. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings” – Lao Tzu.”

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