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Given that his highly-anticipated fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov is just 43 days away (from the time of this writing), many fans of The Notorious Conor McGregor found it somewhat odd that’s he hasn’t been up to his usual pre-match mind games.
Well, not anymore: Conor’s world-class shit-talking is back and it’s better than ever.
Kicking off what is sure to be a highly-contentious month of promotion, McGregor not only took a shot at his opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov but his father as well.
via Instagram:
@abdulmanap.nurmagomedov I can see you.
Cowering behind fake respect. Just like your middle child.
A quivering coward.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm3bcH3gPFh/?hl=en&taken-by=thenotoriousmma
McGregor’s fight against Nurmagomedov will be his first inside of a UFC Octagon in nearly two years, as his previous bout — a win against Eddie Alvarez where he became the first fighter in the promotion’s history to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously — went down on November 12, 2016.
Given that McGregor is easily the biggest star that the UFC has ever had, pre-match promotion isn’t necessarily needed for the fight to succeed, as it’s likely going to shatter records whether McGregor and Nurmagomedov engage in shit-talking or not.
At this time, McGregor currently sits as an underdog to Nurmagomedov at +140. However, given the likely large influx of McGregor bets that are going to flood in over the next month, it wouldn’t be surprising to see that line close at somewhere around +100.
