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It seems the McGregor-Nurmagomedov beef lives on years after it was settled in the cage. | đź“·: Getty/UFC
There’s still no love lost between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
McGregor refused to include Nurmagomedov while recently listing his greatest fighters of all time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. According to the former two-division champion, his bitter rival has barely built a legacy across his 13 UFC fights. He believes only three of the unbeaten Russian’s opponents were well-known.
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Conor McGregor slams Khabib Nurmagomedov’s legacy
While McGregor suffered a submission loss to Nurmagomedov back in 2018, the Dubliner claims he wasn’t in his best shape. He says he was doing “bad things” while partying on his yacht before fighting the then-lightweight champion.
“That guy’s done nothing in the sport. 13 fights he’s had in the company, that’s it. And three against named opponents. I was off the yacht [when I fought him]; I was doing bad things on the yacht. I was partying heavily and I was with my eyeballs in court cases and all of this,” McGregor told Complex. “I hadn’t fought in two years. I was worth $200 million. I come back and fight this f*cking guy, I done four rounds with him. I had a broken toe three weeks before the belt. This guy is nothing. Then, where is he now also? He’s gone.”
McGregor (22-6) and Nurmagomedov (29-0) shared one of the most iconic rivalries in UFC history. During the build-up to their clash, McGregor threw a dolly at a bus carrying Nurmagomedov and other fighters after “The Eagle” had confronted his teammate Artem Lobov. He also made several crude statements about Nurmagomedov’s family and religion.
When they finally met at UFC 229, the highest-selling UFC pay-per-view of all time, Nurmagomedov made McGregor tap via a face crank in the fourth round. The Dagestani then defended his lightweight title two more times before hanging up his gloves in 2020.
Meanwhile, McGregor rebounded with a win over Donald Cerrone in 2020, which was his last win in the UFC. He hasn’t fought since consecutive losses to Dustin Poirier in 2021, the last of which left him with a broken leg.
McGregor is now set to return in a welterweight matchup against Max Holloway (27-9) at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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