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Conor McGregor Reignites Khabib Rivalry With Damning Throwback Footage Of Brawl At UFC 229

Conor McGregor Reignites Khabib Rivalry With Damning Throwback Footage Of Brawl At UFC 229

McGregor has aimed a dig at Nurmagomedov on social media.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Conor McGregor posted damning throwback footage of him landing a punch on Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate during the infamous brawl at UFC 229.

McGregor aimed a brutal dig at Nurmagomedov's team ahead of the UFC lightweight champion's title showdown against Justin Gaethje next weekend.

He shared a clip of him hitting Nurmagomedov's training partner, accompanied with the caption: "Silly fool, I could smell that hat a mile away."

The Irishman's post sent social media wild with many of his entourage reacting.

Bellator star Dillon Danis said: "hahahaha."

John Kavanagh added: "Wearing slides was a bad choice."

Former UFC fighter and McGregor's sparring partner Cathal Pendred wrote: "Slipping papakhas like they're going out of fashion."

'The Notorious' also shared another video of the brawl earlier in the week.

"Unlucky lads," he wrote, with a clip of the post-fight clashes.

Of course, McGregor was beaten by Nurmagomedov who submitted him in the fourth round in their championship contest back in October 2018 at UFC 229.

A rematch had been mooted with UFC president Dana White keen on matching them up as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter.

But the undefeated Russian star says he wouldn't coach TUF against McGregor even if the UFC gave him $5 billion.

"This Ultimate Fighter with him?" The 28-0 fighter said. "This is good attention for him. I don't want to give him this. I never give him this.

"Even if they gave me 5 billion dollar - even if they give me UFC (ownership) - I'll never do this.

"This is good attention for him. It's done - everything is done. (On) October 6, I finished him and I finished everything about him."

Meanwhile, McGregor, whose only fought once this year, is set to return to the Octagon against Dustin Poirier on January 23 after accepting White's offer on social media.

As for Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight king will defend his title against interim champion Gaethje at UFC 254.

Featured Image Credit: Conor McGregor/Instagram

Topics:ย Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor Mcgregor, 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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