Conor McGregor is retaining his choices open.
Earlier this 12 months, McGregor was speculated to make his long-awaited return to the cage in the primary occasion of UFC 303 towards Michael Chandler. Nonetheless, “Notorious” withdrew from the event a few weeks out after suffering a toe injury and now Chandler instead rematches Charles Oliveira at UFC 309. And whereas McGregor nonetheless appears taken with settling his enterprise with Chandler subsequent, he’s additionally open to different opponents, like UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad.
“He’s woeful. I wish to struggle him,” McGregor mentioned throughout a latest reside stream hosted by on-line playing website Duelbits. “OK, Chandler is subsequent. Belal-McGregor, UFC welterweight world title struggle on the road. I’ve a number of knockouts at 170. I’m a power to be reckoned with at 170. I do injury at 170.
“Verify the stats. 100% accuracy, this man hasn’t even received a knockdown in UFC historical past. Not one knockdown! It’s embarrassing, to be sincere. Type of slow-rolling an individual since you simply don’t give a bollocks. They’re all bums.”
Muhammad is on an 11-fight unbeaten streak at 170 kilos and not too long ago gained the welterweight title with a dominant efficiency over Leon Edwards at UFC 304. That being mentioned, McGregor is right in stating Muhammad has zero recorded knockdowns in his welterweight profession. In contract, McGregor has solely competed 3 times at welterweight and has 4 knockdowns, although just one knockout.
Muhammad later responded to McGregor.
“Conor, what number of instances are we going to do that?” Muhammad mentioned. “You begin calling my identify out, I clap again, then you definitely go lacking once more. Let’s cease this sport, bro. We all know you’re not coming again to struggle us. We all know you need assistance. You haven’t gained a struggle since 2020. The final Muslim fighter you despatched location, he despatched you to the hospital. So cease doing this to your self. You don’t need this to occur once more. I’d moderately enable you to than struggle you, bro.
“However should you do wish to struggle, Dana, hit my line.”
Muhammad was not the one UFC champion to attract the previous champ-champ’s ire. UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and McGregor have gone back-and-forth in the media for some time and McGregor as soon as once more laid into the Spanish champion, even encouraging Topuria to come back to an upcoming BKFC occasion (McGregor is a component proprietor of the promotion) if he desires to settle issues.
“Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. I’d seize him by the scruff of the chest and slap that little nostril off him,” McGregor mentioned of Topuria. “Little ding-dong of a factor he’s. I’m f*cking Spanish. I’m in Marbella, bro. I’m in Marbella on the bare-knuckle stall, let’s see what’s what! We’ll bounce and have a bare-knuckle! You little idiot, I’ll cave your head in! You little short-ass factor, I’ll field your jaw in!
“On sight! I’m in Marbella, Spain. I’m in Marbella, Spain, Oct. 12. … See what occurs to you. See what occurs should you cross me, bro!”
It’s unlikely Topuria will honor McGregor’s request as he’s already scheduled to defend his featherweight title towards Max Holloway at UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi.
McGregor has not competed since shattering his leg towards Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July of 2021. He’s anticipated to make his return in early 2025.
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