‘Distant from actuality’: Khabib goads Conor McGregor after Irishman will get KNOCKED OUT at UFC 257 on Combat Island

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Khabib Nurmagomedov recommended former foe Conor McGregor had been handed a actuality examine after the Irishman was brutally knocked out by Dustin Poirier of their light-weight foremost occasion at UFC 257.

Returning to the UFC octagon for the primary time in a yr, former two-weight champion McGregor was bidding to reassert him into title rivalry at 155lbs in opposition to Poirier – a person he defeated inside the primary spherical when the pair met again in 2014.

UFC 257: Dustin Poirier KNOCKS OUT Conor McGregor in second spherical on Combat Island

This time it was a shocking reversal nevertheless as Poirier completed the Irishman with a stunning second-round assault, rocking him with a left hand earlier than following up with a barrage of blows as McGregor fell to the canvas and curled up in opposition to the cage.

It was the primary ever non-submission defeat in McGregor’s profession, and meant the Dubliner has misplaced two of his final three outings within the UFC octagon.

It additionally means McGregor can possible kiss goodbye to any hopes of working it again with Russian nemesis Khabib, who famously submitted the Irishman of their bitter grudge match in 2018.

Within the build-up to UFC 257 it had been recommended by UFC boss Dana White that reigning light-weight champion Khabib might step out of retirement for one closing time ought to he see one thing from the contenders on Combat Island – though that actually didn’t come from McGregor.

McGregor was knocked out for the primary time in his profession. © USA Right this moment Sports activities

Taking to social media, Khabib recommended that McGregor was “removed from actuality” in a tweet that didn’t point out his rival by identify by was clear with its intimations. 

“That is what occurred, whenever you change your staff, depart the sparring companions who made you a champion and sparring with little children, distant from actuality,” Khabib wrote. 

‘The Eagle’ wasn’t the one one to pile in on McGregor after his defeat, with rising UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev sharing a picture of the stricken star on the canvas together with a collection of laughing emojis, additionally tagging McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis.

Boxer Paul Malignaggi – a former sparing companion who fell out with McGregor earlier than the Irishman’s boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather – additionally caught the boot in.

In step with the respectful build-up to the combat, McGregor himself took his defeat principally with good grace, praising Poirier but in addition suggesting inactivity had been a consider his demise.  

McGregor additionally recommended he’ll mud himself off and combat once more in 2021, however no matter comes subsequent for the 32-year-old Irishman, it actually will not be a re-run with Khabib.