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Ben Askren rips Dillon Danis and Conor McGregor in one Tweet

In the lead-up to UFC 229, SBG Ireland’s Dillon Danis boldly stated that teammate Conor McGregor could beat Khabib Nurmagomedov in a pure grappling match.

Just one month later, ‘The Eagle’ submitted ‘The Notorious’ with a neck crank in the fourth round of the UFC 229 main event to retain his lightweight title and cement himself as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

On Tuesday, Danis posted a contemplative Tweet regarding expectation and preparation, which elicited a sharp response from Ben Askren.

‘Funky’ suggested that Danis’ inadequate coaching was to blame for McGregor’s loss to Khabib at UFC 229.