Conor McGregor had a message for Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday evening after Nurmagomedov’s criticism.
Step back into the octagon.
Nurmagomedov, the undefeated 32-year-old who retired from his last fight in October, fired on McGregor after losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. It was McGregor’s first UFC fight in a year and his second since losing to Nurmagomedov in October 2018.
“This is what happened, when you switch teams, let the sparring partners who made you champion and spar with small children far from reality,” Nurmagomedov wrote on Twitter.
To no surprise, 32-year-old McGregor jumped over the comments to lobby for a rematch.
Does he want to come back or not? Because he doesn’t kick leg kicks, ”McGregor said of Nurmagomedov after being attacked by Poirer’s kicks. ‘If he wants to have his disrespectful comments, come back and let’s go again, my husband. I am for it. That’s fighting talk. “
UFC President Dana White has tried to lure Nurmagomedov out of retirement.