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Conor McGregor is infamous for posting provocative tweets. But, one of his tweets has turned his own fans against him. The 34-year-old managed to get himself in trouble again, through his Twitter account.
But ‘Funkmaster’ Aljamain Sterling comes to his defense. The ‘Funkmaster’ shared McGregor’s tweet and related to it. A lot of fans might not be happy with McGregor’s take on recent fights, so they expressed it to the former double-division champion.
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Aljamain Sterling backs Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor is a superstar in the UFC. The 34-year-old has broken many records as a fighter and a showman. His iconic lines during press conferences are some of the most memorable moments for his fans. The Irishman has a habit of talking trash about his opponent. McGregor has been away from the Octagon too. His last fight was against Dustin Poirier. He lost the fight and suffered a leg injury. And hasn’t returned to the Octagon since then. He recently tweeted, “Let their hate motivate” on his Twitter. He tweeted this after UFC 280 action.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 06: Aljamain Sterling prepares to fight Petr Yan of Russia in their UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The current bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, fought against T.J Dillashaw in UFC 280. He came out on top after Dillashaw suffered an unfortunate shoulder injury. Sterling retweeted McGregor’s tweet and said, “Nothing more powerful in my book,” talking about how hate motivates him. Sterling has received hate regarding many factors lately, including supporting Andrew Tate. Funkmaster backed the internet influence when he was banned from all social media, recently. His own fans, who favored Dillashaw at UFC 280, hated him for siding with the classless act that is Tate.
Fan Reactions
Fans took to comments to express their hate toward Conor McGregor. Many users mentioned how The Irishman often hates other UFC fighters and complains. How he constantly posts negatively about a few he dislikes in the UFC community.
Maybe get motivated to get off the junk and actually get back to doing what you are supposed to be good at
— dodge (@dodgewwwc) October 26, 2022
Bro You are the " hate " in person
— Notorious (@13015Notorious) October 26, 2022
You hate on every fighter every event you’ve got something to say 🤣🤣
— dylan latimer (@dylanlatimer2) October 26, 2022
Why not just act right so that people don’t hate you??
— ✊🏿 rodwha – I stand with 🇺🇦 🌻 (@rodwha) October 26, 2022
you won't do notin
— Khalid (@QAWLID) October 26, 2022
No one hates you. Your just trash
— Ct (@HASaid77) October 26, 2022
Perfectly discribed yourself
— BiG MUSTI♣️♠️ (@BIGMXSTY) October 26, 2022
The hate for Conor McGregor is astonishing, considering he’s currently away from the Octagon. It would further fuel this hate when he gets back to his ways of talking trash on a daily basis.
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Do you think McGregor deserves the hate he is getting?
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