Conor McGregor has blasted fierce rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in the aftermath of his shock defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. The Notorious was knocked out in the second round after receiving a flurry of leg kicks which left him dead on his feet.
McGregor was unable to dance around the Octagon and being brutally beaten on his lead leg.
That paved the way for Poirier to unleash a number of devastating punches which saw McGregor drop to the canvas.
The referee stepped in and called the bout off as Poirier defeat the fifth ex-UFC champion of his career.
Many MMA fans were hoping McGregor could entice Khabib out of retirement by putting on a show against Poirier.
But the Russian taunted his Irish rival by taking to Twitter following the fight.
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“I did talk to Khabib [after the fight],” White revealed.
“He said to me ‘Dana be honest with yourself, I’m so many levels above these guys, I’d beat these guys’.
“It doesn’t sound very positive so we’ll see. I’ve told you guys before he won’t hold the division up. He’s basically retired…”
