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Conor McGregor Responds To Justin Gaethje Turning Down Khabib's Advice To Fight 'The Notorious'

Conor McGregor Responds To Justin Gaethje Turning Down Khabib's Advice To Fight 'The Notorious'

McGregor hit out at Gaethje then removed his post from social media.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Conor McGregor hit out at Justin Gaethje for turning down Khabib Nurmagomedov's advice to take on the Irishman.

Gaethje rejected the chance to face McGregor despite being told to fight 'The Notorious' by UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov.

'The Highlight' snubbing the blockbuster showdown didn't sit well with McGregor who responded on social media, before deleting his post.

He reacted with a laughing face and pile of poo emojis then swiftly removed his comment from Twitter.

Image: Twitter/Conor McGregor
Image: Twitter/Conor McGregor

Speaking to TMZ Sports, Ali Abdelaziz, who manages both Nurmagomedov and Gaethje, says they're not interested in fighting McGregor.

"Justin said no, Khabib told me to tell Justin to go fight Conor, Justin said no," he revealed.

"Listen, we dictate this, Conor right now, he can be a back-up fighter, he can go make win, he can maybe make some money.

"He's [McGregor] not even number three, he's number four or five.

"Conor he can go fight [Jorge] Masvidal, we have no interest in fighting him, he needs to get some wins, he needs to fight some good opponents."

McGregor walked away from the UFC last month after growing frustrated with the promotion.

But Dana White insists he "wouldn't be surprised" if the former UFC double champion returned to action next year.

"As of right now, he's retired," he said. "I wouldn't be surprised if he came out and wanted to fight somebody next year after all these different fights play out."

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Topics: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor Mcgregor, Justin Gaethje, UFC News, Fight News, UFC

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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