Conor McGregor's "retire young" tweet has broken records for the number of retweets for a sportsperson.

Since the UFC featherweight champion - who is not retiring - sent out the tweet to Twitter users, it has received 165,000 retweets:

I have decided to retire young.
Thanks for the cheese.
Catch ya's later.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016

The previous sportsperson record was held by NBA star Kobe Bryant when he tweeted his own genuine retirement announcement, with over 130,000 retweets:

Dear Basketball: https://t.co/KDecft6BO2 #KB20

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) November 29, 2015