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Conor McGregor deletes ‘dirty, smelly rats’ tweet targeting Khabib, others slated to fight at UFC 242

Bloody Elbow | May 6, 2019

Related Topics: Dustin Poirier, Dirty, Abu Dhabi, Rat, Mairbek Taisumov, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Islam Makhachev, Twitter, Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov

In four months, the UFC will return to Abu Dhabi for a pay-per-view event that’s expected to feature lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his title against interim champ Dustin Poirier.

In a tweet posted on Sunday, MMA Team Dagestan listed some other notable fighters who are expected to be on the card, including Khabib’s AKA teammate Islam Makhachev and hard-hitting striker Mairbek Taisumov.

Fighters that are expected to perform at #UFC242:

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Islam Makhachev
Zubaira Tukhugov
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
Mairbek Taisumov
Zelim Imadaev #UFCAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/CDRggUtOwA— MMA TEAM DAGESTAN (@MMATeamDagestan) May 5, 2019

Conor McGregor caught wind of this tweet and on Monday, quote tweeted it and didn’t hold back his thoughts on these fighters, particularly whipping out the drug test history of three of them.








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