Hours After Brawl, Conor McGregor Insults Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Family After Targeting Younger Cousin Umar for Pulling Out of Cory Sandhagen UFC Fight

Conor McGregor once again took the opportunity to mock the Nurmagomedov family. The Irishman’s erratic behavior has been on full display, with recent reports alleging his involvement in a pub fight in Liverpool. Turning his attention back to the UFC, ‘The Notorious’ couldn’t resist bashing Umar Nurmagomedov, cousin of his arch-rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, on Twitter following the withdrawal from his scheduled fight. UFC had given the Dagestani a leg-up by pitting him against former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on August 5th in Nashville.

The highly-anticipated matchup between the #4 bantamweight and Umar hit a snag for undisclosed reasons, leaving the UFC in hot waters to find a suitable replacement for the headlining bout. This was supposed to be Nurmagomedov’s first time headlining an event. However, ‘Sandman’ now hangs with no opponent till further announcement.

Many saw this highly-anticipated matchup to be a title eliminator, and fans were disappointed to see it fall through. And following McGregor’s jab at the young Dagestani, the fans reacted with mixed feelings, pointing out the Irishman’s continuous criticism of Khabib’s clan owing to their rivalry.

Fans weigh in as Conor McGregor insults the Nurmagomedovs

In a deleted tweet, the former double champ jabbed at Umar Nurmagomedov’s UFC Nashville withdrawal. “Runs in the family,” McGregor tweeted. MMA fans paid heed to this comment as it circulated on social media and responded to it.

Check out how the fans reacted to it:

Many fans put forth the notion of the Irishman still not moving on from the rivalry:

• “This beef is gonna still be going on at UFC 400 lmao”
• “I don’t understand why he keeps doing this to himself as if Khabib didn’t finish him. I’m not a Conor hater or anything it just makes no sense”
• “Y’all remeber when Conor was sad af when khabib announced his retirement..rent free in Conor’s head”
• “Coming from a guy that avoiding usada testing 😂😂😂😂”
• “Mctapper is still salty to this day”
• “This is one sided at this point lol. I don’t even think Khabib dislikes Him anymore”

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While some agreed with him:

• “He’s not wrong”
• “To be fair it kinda does”
• “Crazy for umar to moan as hard as he was just to pull out. Wasting Cory’s time. USA mother fuckers”
• “lmao can’t be a nurmagomedov without pulling out of a fight”
• “I mean he’s right , that’s why we never got to see Khabib vs tony 😔”

McGregor and Khabib will probably never see eye-to-eye, and the Irishman continues to take advantage of every opportunity to mock his former rival. What are your thoughts about McGregor continuing his rivalry with the retired star? Let us know in the comments below.

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