Conor McGregor fired up his Twitter account once more, this time to unload on surging lightweight contender Islam Makhachev. Makhachev’s dominant wrestling-based style of fighting echoes that of his mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedoc, who unleashed a similar approach to annihilate McGregor in a UFC lightweight title defense back in 2018.
McGregor announced his intention to return to 155 pounds and take on Makhachev – who Conor is thoroughly unimpressed with – as soon as possible.
McGregor Embarks On Another Twitter Rampage Against Islam Makhachev
“I’ll fight that shit stain makchavich, no sweat. Embarrassing g’n’p the other night imo. Pitiful punching. And then bottles the rda fight after mouthing of him lol. Embarrassing. Watch when I come back. Same as before. Anyone. Any weight. Anywhere. Game full of shit stains.
Full mount g’n’p and the guy bounces up not a scratch, huggin and kissin. Talkin bout thanks for the match etc. If that’s me there’s holes left in their head like they been smacked with a sock full of golf balls. Don’t even know where they are. Caramel butter skin strikes again!”
McGregor has recently been touting his ground-and-pound prowess. In his prime, Conor McGregor was best known for his brutal counterstriking, often dispatching opponents with a single well-timed left hand. One of MMA’s most enduring images is McGregor dropping then-champion Jose Aldo with a single punch, and following it with hammer blows to Aldo’s head.
Islam Makhachev, he says, simply doesn’t deliver enough damage with his strikes to pose a serious threat to the former two-division champion. Never mind that Conor has not won a fight at lightweight since 2016, and will ride a two-fight skid into his return.
“Am I the only one that sees this stuff for what it is or what’s the craic ? Not a scratch, man. Embarrassing! I open skin like I’m a scalpel.
The sooner the better this leg heals fully and we can get the fuck back going again, Proper! It’s coming 100%! My next scan is this Monday. G’n’P so good I bounce up an smack your whole family around. Rat family. Call the mystic mac exterminator.”
Conor McGregor is expected to return to action this year, most likely in the summer. He broke his leg fighting Dustin Poirier in July 2021, losing the second consecutive fight against Poirier within a year, and damaging his abysmal lightweight record.
If Conor comes back, he may well take on Islam Makhachev in pursuit of revenge for his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Do you want to see McGregor vs Makhachev? Let us know in the comments.
