Published 15:05 IST, April 3rd 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov accuses Conor McGregor of lying amid UFC 249 rigmarole

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has once again taken a shot at Conor McGregor for lying about being in shape for the main event of UFC 249.

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main event of UFC 249 ‘Khabib vs Ferguson’ is still in jeopardy as UFC is yet to anunce Tony Ferguson’s new opponent after Khabib’s unfortunate exit from fight card. Multiple UFC fighters have expressed ir interest in stepping up against Tony Ferguson on April 18, including likes of Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier. However, UFC fans were buzzing with excitement when Cor McGregor put himself into mix via a couple of tweets. According to McGregor, he is currently in best shape of his life and rey to slide into main event of UFC 249, but his long-time rival and lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Cor McGregor is lying.

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UFC 249 ‘Khabib vs Ferguson’: Khabib Nurmagomedov slams McGregor for "lying"

After Khabib Nurmagomedov's unfortunate exit from UFC 249 main event, Cor McGregor went on to share a mess via Twitter in which he expressed his desire to replace his Dstani rival on April 18 opposite Tony Ferguson ‘El Cucuy’. In mess, Cor said that he is currently in shape to go ahe with fight. However, that did t go too well with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov as he thrashed Cor McGregor and accused him of lying.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov seemingly relished his fight against Cor McGregor at UFC 229 and said that Irish fighter’s recent claim of being in shape makes sense to him. “Inside c, he (Cor McGregor) is zero. When we fought, what did he do? He did zero” said Khabib Nurmagodov while interacting with his fans through Instagram Live. Khabib Nurmagomedov furr claimed that Cor McGregor is great at making excuses but is t at all fierce inside UFC c.

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15:05 IST, April 3rd 2020