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Khabib Nurmagomedov did not stay quiet about Conor McGregor’s latest social media rant.
The undefeated UFC lightweight champion took to Twitter to fire back at his rival for the recent comments the Irish superstar made about multiple UFC lightweights, including Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC).
Khabib turned heads by criticizing McGregor on Twitter after his UFC 257 loss: khabib nurmagomedov @TeamKhabib. This is what happened, when you change your team, leave the sparring partners who. Me when Tony and Khabib exchange in Tweeter: pic.twitter.com/gfwEPemYdp — ᮠᮙ᮪ᮐᮂ (@hamzahsyahputra) March 31, 2021 While Khabib can afford to let his hair down after retiring at 29-0, Ferguson is aiming to rebuild after suffering successive defeats to Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira.
Among McGregor’s many catty comments, it seemed Nurmagomedov honed in on one – McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) calling him “a man that hugs legs.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov Record
It’s well-documented that McGregor lacks respect for Nurmagomedov’s fighting style. When the two met back in October 2018 at UFC 229, Nurmagomedov primarily outgrappled and landed ground-and-pound on McGregor until getting the rear-naked choke submission in round four. It’s worth noting Nurmagomedov also dropped McGregor on the feet with a well-placed right hook.
Seconds after Nurmagomedov’s, win, a wild brawl erupted between the two teams, which lives in MMA infamy. Since that moment, Nurmagomedov and McGregor have remained bitter rivals and have attacked each other in interviews and social media.
Below is Nurmagomedov’s response to McGregor:
Yes, we remember you, you was so nice that night, be same, don’t be fake. pic.twitter.com/SOcLb5jjKX
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) May 11, 2020
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsHug legs? Have you forgot how I knock you down, or you typing tweets drunk? Beat you in striking, parts you up in wrestling, absolutely destroy you in grappling, Made you grab air with your hands, and at the end you gave up. last one, don’t forget your words ‘it’s only business’
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) May 12, 2020
Khabib Twitter Response
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Khabib Twitter Tony
You don’t like legs? pic.twitter.com/zt6C9hT8o6
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) May 12, 2020https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsKhabib Twitter Conor
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