Conor McGregor Included Himself When He Named His UFC GOATs

'The Notorious' weighed in on the GOAT talk during a now-infamous Twitter rant where he ranked himself as No.2 - "if not tied 1."

But the Irishman claimed he'd secure top spot by the end of his MMA career.

He tweeted: "The array of finishes, across 2 divisions, with champion status in 1, Anderson Silva is No.1 MMA GOAT. My array of finishes, across 3 divisions, with champion status in 2, I'm No.2. If not tied 1. However still active, No.1 is fully secured by career end. And easily."

He wrote: "GSP is in at 3. Much less array of finishes but champion status in 2. He is far behind though. Reasons = Left 170 after much damage taken+questionable decision. Never re-engaged 170lb successors. Bottled Anderson fight. Only moved when one eyed fighter presented. Played safe."

In another tweet, he said: "Jon is 4. Maybe tied 3. More array of finishes than 3 and still active, but champion status in just 1. Reasons = Multiple lacklustre decision performances + questionable decision win. Attempting to safe play HW entry/avoiding its champion."

McGregor brought up the drug offences among some of the UFC GOATs while providing some more analysis on his list.

"I didn't mentions PED results on multiple entrants, even though that makes me the clear current No.1 MMA GOAT, along with still being active. Although it shames, as well as puts all runs+finishes in complete doubt, I've snored multiple juice heads. A true GOAT must do it all.

"Clarity on Silva's earlier no.1 spot. Most stylistic finishes on resume. Front kicks to face. Up elbow (albeit outside UFC) Thai plum knees leading to broken facial bones. Long list of jaw dropping finishes. Myself/Anderson have the most exciting/important finishes in the sport!

"One more on George/Jon decision that will clear why I originally gave George 3 and Jon 4 before a maybe tied 3. A lot of Jons opponents were Anderson's 185lb opponents but the array of stoppages where not there, or nowhere near Anderson's despite the weight advantage to do so."