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Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor continues to take shots at Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both the fighters are former champions. They have been at the top of the division for a long time. The beef between the two began a long time back, and it has never stopped.

The rivalry started when McGregor fought for the title in 2016, while ‘The Eagle’ was the top challenger. Nurmagomedov and McGregor then went on to compete in one of the biggest fights in UFC history . The duo also had a brief exchange backstage during the UFC 205 event.

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The Duo was constantly vocal about their feelings toward each other. Even before the fight between them was set for UFC 229, the rivalry between them was at its peak. But many fans believe that the Irish fighter, on various occasions, crossed the limit with his comments.

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In one of his tweet and delete incidents, Conor McGregor made bizarre comments about Nurmagomedov’s family. McGregor replied to the video in which the Russian fighter was reacting to McGregor’s comments on the death of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. In the tweet, ‘Notorious’ made the reference to Mike Tyson’s infamous ‘I wanna eat his children’ statement.

“I wanna eat his children!!!! When’s the last time he’s even seen them actually? His wife? Mother? How bout you go spend some time with your kids and family for a change and keep my name out of your mouth before you get trapped somewhere again you mightn’t be so lucky next time.” McGregor tweeted and then later deleted it.

Conor McGregor Disappoints his Fan

Even though Notorious deleted his tweets about Nurmagomedov’s family, the tweets were already viral. While many fans found it amusing, some of them were not happy with McGregor.

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One of those fans took to Twitter and gave his honest opinion. He stated that he is not at all happy with McGregors’ tweet.

“Come on Conor your one of my favorite ufc fighters but if your gonna post this man up and don’t delete it just because you delete it doesn’t mean it goes away so why delete it?” A fan replied.

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Conor McGregor’s Next Fight

Conor McGregor and Khabib McGregor went on to fight at UFC 229. Khabib Nurmagomedov secured the win via neck crank in the fourth round. Many thought that it might be the end of their rivalry, but the duo still continues to pass comments about each other.

Nurmagomedov retired from the sport after UFC 254. He defended his title for the third time after beating Justin Gaethje.

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On the other hand, Conor McGregor is all set for his comeback fight next year. He last fought at UFC 264 against Dustin Poirier. He suffered a horrific injury in that fight. McGregor is now heading from that injury and plans to make his comeback soon.