Published 19:19 IST, May 28th 2020
Conor McGregor insists he's the MMA GOAT despite being snubbed by Khabib
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has once again labelled himself as the MMA GOAT on Twitter with some updated statistics to back his claim.
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After sparking a Twitter war involving numerous UFC greats last week, Cor McGregor once again labelled himself as greatest MMA fighter of all time with some updated statistics on social media. ‘ torious’ earlier placed himself second in list of MMA GOATs (Greatest Of All Time), ranking himself above Jon Jones and Georges St-Pierre. However, Irish superstar faced heavy backlash from MMA community for his lofty claims. Cor McGregor, however, appears to be unaffected by criticism as he once again tagged himself as greatest MMA fighter of all time.
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UFC news: Cor McGregor tags himself as MMA GOAT with new statistics
Cor McGregor recently took to Twitter and shared some statistics to cement his name as all-time MMA great. Cor McGregor compared himself with Anderson Silva, Georges-St-Pierre and Jon Jones in post, and concluded by putting himself at top of MMA food chain. In tweet, Cor McGregor stated that he has highest percent of kckouts, as well as fastest kckouts both in and out of UFC. McGregor also highlighted fact that he has won most number of titles and holds record of kckout wins across three different divisions. “Get over it baby, and get with it! It’s good on this side! Come chill with Billi GOAT!” wrote Cor McGregor on Twitter.
Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva has alrey jumped into conversation as he went on to challenge Cor McGregor on Instagram. ‘ Spider’ ackwledged Cor McGregor as a ‘super athlete’ but also challenged him for a fight at 176.37 lbs, which Brazilian claimed would be a “super fight”. However, Cor McGregor is yet to accept offer from ' Spider'.
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UFC news: Cor McGregor's next fight
Since conclusion of UFC 249 ‘Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje’, Cor McGregor has been constantly expressing his opinion regarding his UFC career on social media. former UFC double champion was offered a welterweight title shot against Kamaru Usman by MMA manr Ali Abdelaziz, which Cor McGregor hasn’t accepted yet. re is also speculation that Cor McGregor is looking to secure a trilogy fight against Nate Diaz. However, ne of se matchups has been confirmed by McGregor or UFC just yet.
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19:19 IST, May 28th 2020