‘It’s a Cry for Help’- Daniel Cormier Reacts to Conor McGregor Insulting Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Father

Daniel Cormier sat down with his co-host Ryan Clark on their podcast show to discuss all things MMA. Chiefly, Cormier went in on the most talked about topic over the last few days regarding Conor McGregor. The Irishman has been on the wrong side of the press cycle following some comments he recently tweeted and deleted.

‘Notorious’ lived up to his moniker and trolled Khabib Nurmagomedov’s late father, who passed away due to COVID-19 in 2020. The jab was seen as below the belt and many within the MMA community who criticized him. Cormier was no different and he believes that Conor McGregor’s recent antics have gone too far.

“From him talking about Dustin’s wife to now Khabib’s father, he is just taking it way too far. When you’re dealing with death and COVID and all these other things that we’ve dealt over the last year and a half, that’s all off-limits… When you’re talking about a man’s everything, Khabib’s dad was his everything…. This wasn’t done the day after the fight or the same night of the fight.”

“This was done weeks after the fight so it feels like it was thought off and thought through for Conor to tweet something like that. And I get shock value, and I get trying to get people to talk, but that’s way too far.”

“When Conor does stuff like that it’s hard to understand how there’s still this mass amount of people that support that type of behavior. I think when stuff like that is being said, I think it’s a cry for help.”

Conor McGregor: MMA’s biggest bad guy?

The Irishman appears to be ready to get into the role of a villain in MMA. He’s doubled down on his actions recently. McGregor faced a lot of backlash for his comments about Dustin Poirier’s wife following UFC 264. However, his jabs on Nurmagomedov’s father is proof that he’s ready to turn heel.

However, as it goes with the fight game, it will always come down to performances under the bright lights. As of now, McGregor hasn’t had a successful stint at lightweight as he hasn’t won a fight at 155-pounds since UFC 205 in 2016.

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For McGregor to continue on his path as the villain in MMA, he’ll have to ensure he does a course correction to his run at lightweight.

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