Topics: Conor McGregor, Henry Cejudo, MMA, UFC
Henry Cejudo has fired back at Conor McGregor after the Irishman was ruthless in his assessment of Triple C’s loss to Aljamain Sterling.
The former UFC double-champion returned to the sport for the first time in three years in a losing effort for the Bantamweight Championship.
It was a close-fought contest that ultimately was decided on split-decision that could’ve gone either way.
Despite Cejudo looking good for his first fight back in a long time, that didn’t stop McGregor from ripping into his online rival.
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The Irishman mocked the MMA star in a since-deleted tweet: “Easiest money I’ve ever made. Not a scratch on Aljo! Congrats Funkmaster! Good little fighter is Henry but give it a rest with these agendas all the time.
“The guy is sub 20 fights in his career. His little feints an all ahaha omg please teach me mastermind lol. Done the splits like a stripper and got dumped on his ass he did hahaha oh lord it’s tasty.”
He continued to mock Cejudo in a video in which he told him he needed to switch stances in order to get a better shot.
As a The Ultimate Fighter coach Conor looked as though he was keen on giving the 36-year-old a few tips.
However, the Olympic Gold Medalist wasn’t taking the online jabs standing down, firing off his own - and being quite brutal with it.
He tweeted: “Hey @TheNotriousMMA, your grappling so so bad you can’t even submit a clean urine sample. I’ve seen more intimidating men on a can of Bud Light.”
McGregor’s return to the Octagon has been delayed with USADA claiming he hadn’t yet entered the testing pool.
He is expected to face fellow TUF coach Michael Chandler at some point this year, however, those plans have been put on hold until the Notorious re-enters the pool.
With three years off with injury, McGregor hasn’t been tested, and USADA required fighters to be in the pool for at least six months before they can fight again.
And, Cejudo used the hiccup to his advantage in his online takedown of McGregor.
He tweeted: “The only cardio @TheNotriousMMA is doing these days is running from USADA.”
Brutal.
