- Conor McGregor poked fun at Khabib Nurmagomedov in a now-deleted tweet about the UFC’s greatest fighters of all time.
- “Conor’s left hand. Anderson’s front kick. Ronda’s armbar. Hendo’s bomb. Crocop’s high kick. Jon’s side kick to the knees over and over again and actually the only thing at this stage?” said the Irishman early on Thursday morning.
- “Khabibs little mermaid leg wrap thing he does,” McGregor added. “Who’s the greatest, you already know.”
- McGregor lost to Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October 2018 and was set to rematch the Russian in the near future, however will now have to wait after Nurmagomedov dropped out of UFC 249 on April 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Conor McGregor poked fun at Khabib Nurmagomedov in a since deleted tweet about the UFC’s greatest fighters of all time.
McGregor posted a tribute to some of the sport’s biggest names including Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Ronda Rousey early on Thursday morning.
“Conor’s left hand. Anderson’s front kick. Ronda’s armbar. Hendo’s bomb. Crocop’s high kick. Jon’s side kick to the knees over and over again and actually the only thing at this stage?” said the Irishman.
He then added a dig at Nurmagomedov’s wrestling-heavy style of fighting, which defeated him at UFC 229 in October 2018.
"Khabib's little mermaid leg wrap thing he does," McGregor added. "What a sport! Who's the greatest, you already know."
McGregor deleted the tweet shortly after posting it. However, he later retweeted a post by ESPN MMA which referenced the tweet.
McGregor did not fight in the Octagon for over a year after losing by submission to Nurmagomedov in October 2018. The Irishman made a winning returning in January 2020 when he knocked out Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone in just 40 seconds.
UFC chief Dana White had promised McGregor a rematch against the Nurmagomedov following his win over Cowboy, however he will now have to wait amid the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Nurmagomedov was supposed to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18 with McGregor next in line, however the Russian withdrew and was subsequently replaced with Justin Gaethje.
White now says Nurmagomedov will fight the winner of Ferguson and Gaethje in September, meaning McGregor has moved down the pecking order.
"It's two of the top guys in the world," White said. "Khabib is out, so the winner will face Khabib."
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