Published 12:26 IST, May 12th 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov bites back at Conor McGregor as UFC superstars exchange verbal blows

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former double champion Conor McGregor once again indulged in a war of words on Twitter this week.

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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has once again lashed out at his former rival Cor McGregor as duo indulged in ar war of words on Twitter this week. Post UFC 249 ‘Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje’, Cor McGregor took to Twitter and took brutal digs at his former foes Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov responded to Cor’s tweet and mercilessly slammed former UFC double champion.

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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov slams Cor McGregor on Twitter

Cor McGregor took to Twitter and labelled Khabib Nurmagomedov an ‘embarrassment'. While Khabib fans went on to slam Cor McGregor, numerous Irish fans showed ir support for ‘ torious’. However, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov did t take McGregor's words lightly and replied to Cor McGregor in a brutal tweet.

Khabib Nurmagomedov tweeted back and asked Cor McGregor to stop being “fake”. Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Cor McGregor and retained his lightweight belt when y locked horns in main event of UFC 229. undefeated UFC champion did t fail to remind Cor McGregor about ir encounter from 2018.

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McGregor vs Khabib rematch has been on cards since original contest concluded in a nasty brawl post fight. However, Khabib Nurmagomedov has seemingly been avoiding McGregor vs Khabib rematch for a long time and justified doing so by stating that Cor McGregor does t deserve to get ar title shot. According to Khabib, Cor McGregor should return in lightweight division and win ten fights in a row to get privilege of facing him again. However, UFC president Dana White has often stated his intention to schedule a McGregor vs Khabib rematch. 

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Im courtesy: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Cor McGregor Instagram

12:26 IST, May 12th 2020