Conor McGregor Responds To 'Disrespectful' Khabib Nurmagomedov After UFC 257 Loss

Conor McGregor has hit back at rival Khabib Nurmagomedov for being 'disrespectful,' after the Irishman lost to Dustin Poirier on Saturday night.

The loss at UFC 257, Conor's first by knockout, all but ended the Notorious' dreams of a rematch with Khabib, who he lost to in 2018.

McGregor was asked about the Russian's comments in the post fight press conference and, unsurprisingly, the 32-year-old didn't take too kindly to the comments, calling them disrespectful.

In the lead up to the Poirier rematch McGregor took a much more respectful tone with the Diamond, who he'd clashed with in the build up to their first fight over six years ago, and that continued after the fight.

White had claimed last week that Khabib, who retired after beating Justin Gaethje last year, would potentially return to action if any of the lightweights impressed him.

That led to Michael Chandler calling the undefeated Russian out following his impressive victory over Dan Hooker on his UFC debut, having previously been a champion in Bellator.

Whilst some may have been trying to impress the current champ, that certainly wasn't the case for Poirier.

It remains to be seen what exactly happens next with the lightweight division but for now at least it'll be going forward without Khaib.