Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov tussled in another heated social media war, days after the lightweight champion faced the media at the pre-UFC 249 press conference.
The UFC stars first fought in October 2018, when the Russian wrestling-machine punched his way to a fourth-round submission victory to retain his world title.
Following the title fight, which topped the records for the highest pay-per-view buys, an ugly brawl ensued involving both camps that resulted to lengthy suspensions and hefty fines.
Since that fateful night, McGregor and Nurmagomedov won a UFC fight apiece, with ‘The Eagle’ unifying the titles in September 2019 while the Irishman knocked out Donald Cerrone last January.
McGregor is being linked to a potential rematch with Khabib for his next outing as the UFC is serious in pursuing the fight in what could be another record-breaking event.
So far, Khabib is not interested in fighting McGregor for the second time, claiming the Irish star is not a legit contender and the rematch will be just a ‘big drama show.’
But this won’t stop McGregor from taking a dig on his fiercest rival.
In a recent Twitter post, ‘The Notorious’ shared a photo of Nurmagomedov attacking his cornerman, Dillon Danis, at the UFC 229 brawl, along with a caption “STreEt fight.”
It didn’t take long for Khabib to respond as he posted a photo of the fourth-round submission with a caption “Heeelp.”
He then shared a video of McGregor punching an old man in the face at an Irish pub that made headlines last year and told the Irish star: “Show it to your son and say how good you are on the street fight.”
McGregor responded, saying “I save my hugs for postfight” along with a cartoon of a light moment with Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.
Check out the exchange below:
Khabib will return to action next month as he takes on Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 for his third straight title-retention attempt.
UFC president Dana White has previously claimed McGregor will face the winner of this massive title clash.
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor)