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Conor McGregor tells Australian journo to 'shut the f— up'

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Conor McGregor blew his top at an Australian tabloid journalist immediately after his UFC 196 press conference with Nate Diaz.

TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton is apparently known to McGregor, and once again got on the featherweight champion’s bad side, with a query relating to possible veiled racism used by the Irishman during his press conference with Diaz on Wednesday.

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“Do you think your opponents are running scared? This is the second time in a row this has happened,” Cotton asked, referring to a fighter pulling out of a bout against McGregor.