UFC light-weight ruler Khabib Nurmagomedov labeled Conor McGregor “an alcoholic” and “a rapist” after the Irishman lashed out over feedback made by UFC boss Dana White that Nurmagomedov was now “calling the pictures” for future bouts.
McGregor unleashed a livid social media rant on Saturday after UFC chief White stated that “Khabib is the person now.”
“Conor isn’t the person anymore, so Khabib will get to take a seat again and name the pictures,” White stated in Boston this week when discussing potential match-ups for the pair.
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That prompted McGregor to lash out on Twitter over September’s UFC 242 occasion in Abu Dhabi, the place Khabib defended his light-weight title in opposition to Dustin Poirier.
“Who’s not the person? Your man had that marquee occasion did he? Extra like an occasion in a marquee. A tent within the fucking sand it was,” McGregor fumed. “Maintain spoofing to your self horse. Jock strap sniffer championships.”
Who’s not the person? Your man had that marquee occasion did he? Extra like an occasion in a marquee. A tent within the fucking sand it was. Maintain spoofing to your self horse. Jock strap sniffer championships.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 19, 2019
Khabib has now replied in his personal inimitable type, pitching again a barb at his former rival and branding him an “alky.”
“This can be a fiasco alky [alcoholic],” Nurmagomedov wrote in Russian, including a smiling emoji.
Это фиаско алкаш ?
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) October 19, 2019
McGregor then shot again with a barb of his personal in Russian, writing: “See you in Moscow, pussy” – utilizing the literal translation of the choice phrase for a cat in Russian, however seemingly with the meant insulting connotation that “pussy” carries in English.
Увидимся в Москве, киска
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 19, 2019
The barbs then turned uglier as Nurmagomedov responded by calling McGregor “a rapist.”
“In Moscow they are not ready for rapists,” he wrote.
В Москве насильников не ждут
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) October 19, 2019
McGregor then posted a picture on Twitter that includes a photograph of himself apparently at a Russian visa middle.
pic.twitter.com/L3Z2q44TOT
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 19, 2019
The unsavory exhange echoes earlier barbs between the pair, who fought one another in Las Vegas in October of 2018, in a bout marred by a poisonous build-up and post-fight mass melee.
McGregor earlier this yr aimed an insult at Nurmagmomedov’s spouse, resulting in the Russian to label the Irishman “a rapist” on that event as effectively. UFC chief White subsequently stepped in to attempt to quell the row.
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The newest Twitter barbs come on a day that McGregor was named by stories as going through a second allegation of sexual assault in Eire.
READ MORE: UFC star Conor McGregor named in second sexual assault case in Eire – stories
The New York Instances, citing sources, alleges that McGregor is accused of sexual assault on a lady in her 20s in a Dublin carpark earlier in October. McGregor has not been charged over the alleged incident and police haven’t but spoken to him, the newspaper stories.
McGregor has not commented on the most recent stories, however has beforehand vehemently denied separate allegations stemming from December, which claimed he assaulted a lady in a Dublin lodge room.
READ MORE: Irish police investigating sexual assault on younger lady ‘by well-known nationwide sports activities star’ – stories
The Irishman’s combating future stays unclear after UFC chief White stifled speak of a possible match-up with featherweight Frankie Edgar.
As an alternative, White stated McGregor might await the winner of the Nate Diaz versus Jorge Masvidal bout, or face light-weight rivals Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone or Justin Gaethje.
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Nurmagomedov, in the meantime, is broadly tipped as subsequent going through longtime rival Tony Ferguson in March or April of subsequent yr.
The Dagestani fighter not too long ago stated he wouldn’t rule out a rematch with McGregor sooner or later, however that the Irishman wanted to “get in line” and “cease hitting aged individuals” – in reference to McGregor’s courtroom case in Eire over claims he struck a person in a Dublin pub earlier this yr.
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