Given the amount of animosity between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, it was only a matter of time before the pre-fight jibes gained intensity.
McGregor upped the ante late last month when he described a man who the lightweight champion respects more than anyone, his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, as a “quivering coward” in a social media post.
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov recently responded to McGregor’s comment in an interview with Azamat Bostanov, where he claimed that the Irishman would not be forgiven for what he posted.
“Mentally they can’t get (under our skin).