Published 20:09 IST, October 9th 2019

Conor McGregor posts fight video against Khabib from UFC 229

Conor McGregor tweeted a GIF as a memory of his UFC 229 bout against current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Know more about the post and reactions.

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Looking at current UFC situation, it seems that tiff between former Lightweight Champion Cor McGregor and current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is far from getting a conclusion so soon. After tasting defeat in first encounter at UFC 229, Cor McGregor has shown his interest in rematch multiple times through social media. Cor tweeted to book his rematch at Moscow after Khabib’s immediate victory against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 but faced heavy backlash and trolls from fans. Despite trolls, Irishman kept his social media policy strong and recently posted a GIF regarding Khabib.

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Cor McGregor Twitter post

In his latest tweet, Cor McGregor posted a GIF where he is seen crawling back on mat while Khabib is rushing towards him. moment is from UFC 229 main-event when Khabib landed a right hand and Cor fell on mat. Cor posted GIF on Twitter with caption “F*%K an 8 count let’s dance baby”  as an anniversary post to UFC 229. Khabib has t yet responded to tweet but it can be assumed that we are heing towards Cor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov 2.

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UFC: A cluster of Twitter challenges

UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Cor McGregor will return to  octagon very soon but re are still confirmations about his opponent. However, if we look at Twitter posts, McGregor has alrey attracted a lot of challenges. Dustin ‘ Diamond’ Poirier tweeted that he is going to fight Irishman (Cor McGregor) next in response to Dan Hooker’s callout. However, former two-division UFC champion has t confirmed fight against Poirier with his eyes fixed on current lightweight champion Khabib Numragomedov. 

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Twitter Reactions to Cor McGregor's post

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