Published 11:45 IST, April 9th 2020

UFC: Conor McGregor takes another dig at Khabib Nurmagomedov before deleting tweet

UFC news: Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor has mocked Khabib Nuirmagomedov while giving a nod to some of the most effective moves in MMA.

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It’s been almost two years since Cor McGregor tasted a humiliating defeat against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at main event of UFC 229. However, rivalry seems where close to ending as Cor McGregor has once again mocked his Dstani rival and this time he has done it through Twitter. Cor McGregor went on to ackwledge himself as one of greatest in MMA along with or UFC veterans but ended post with a cheeky dig at Khabib Nurmagomedov’s legacy and fighting style. Here is how Cor McGregor stunned his fans by mocking Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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UFC: Cor McGregor mocks Khabib Nurmagomedov via Twitter

Khabib Nurmagomedov faced a huge backlash from UFC fans after pulling out from main event of UFC 249 ‘Khabib vs Ferguson’ and this time, his former rival Cor McGregor has t backed off while mocking him on social media. Cor took it to Twitter and mentioned some of most iconic shots of UFC history in which he mentioned his very own left hand, Anderson Silva’s front kick, Ronda Rousey’s armbar, Dan Henderson’s bomb, Mirko Cro Cop’s high kick, and Jon Jones’ sidekick to knees. However, before ending tweet, Cor wrote a line about Khabib Nurmagomedov which stated, “Khabib’s little mermaid leg wrap thing he does. What a sport! Who’s greatest, you alrey kw”

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tweet is longer available on Cor McGregor’s official Twitter handle. However, ESPN MMA posted tweet from ir official profile and Cor McGregor retweeted it. Khabib Nurmagomedov is yet to respond on issue, but netizens have alrey started taking sides over inevitable battle between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Cor McGregor, that has gone beyond barriers of a UFC octagon.

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11:45 IST, April 9th 2020