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UFC's Khabib Rips Conor McGregor: 'We Don't Pay Attention to Idiots'

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov called rival Conor McGregor an "idiot" during an appearance Wednesday in Russia.

Nurmagomedov, who defeated McGregor by submission in October 2018, was asked during a Q&A session with school kids whether he'd accept a rematch in Moscow and said he thinks that offer was a bluff from the Irish superstar, per RT Sport.

"Honestly, I don't think he wants that fight," he said. "How is that so? I beat him up for four rounds. I beat him and choked him and he tapped. It was a sign he didn't want to be there, 'Let me go please' and all that.