Published 13:10 IST, April 20th 2020

Conor McGregor congratulates Tony Ferguson for making weight, slams Khabib on Twitter

Conor McGregor wasted no time in taking a shot at UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomdeov while congratulating Tony Ferguson on Twitter.

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Cor McGregor has once again taken a verbal shot at former rival Khabib Nurmagomedov via Twitter since Tony Ferguson has alrey touched championship weight amid cancellation of UFC 249 but Khabib is where to be found in news. ‘El Cucuy’ tified  world about his current weight via an Instagram post and he seems to be in perfect shape to compete in a lightweight contest at moment. UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has alrey declared his absence in promotion till September. Cor McGregor wasted time in taking a dig at Khabib through a cheeky tweet.

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UFC: Cor McGregor slams Khabib Nurmagomedov while congratulating Tony Ferguson

A few moments after Tony Ferguson gave an update about making weight, Cor McGregor took to Twitter and congratulated him. However, ‘ torious’ ended his mess by hinting at Khabib Nurmagomedov’s absence. According to McGregor, Khabib should do same and tify UFC fans about his current weight in order to prove that he was rey for fight. undefeated Dstani departed from UFC 249 main event before PPV was officially called off, forcing organisation to replace him with Justin Gaethje under short tice. Since n, lightweight champion has faced constant criticism and with Cor McGregor’s latest tweet, saga continues. Cor McGregor later deleted tweet.

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UFC: Cor McGregor current status

UFC superstar unleashed a sensational 40-second kckout against Donald Cerrone at main event of UFC 246 and registered one of greatest comebacks in UFC history. However, coronavirus pandemic has forced Cor to postpone his next fight. After Donald Cerrone, Cor McGregor went on to hint at a potential trilogy fight against Nate Diaz but thing has been confirmed by UFC officials just yet. Meanwhile, re is speculation that Cor McGregor is eyeing a move to 155 lbs unit after UFC 249 takes place.

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13:10 IST, April 20th 2020