5 deleted Conor McGregor tweets that caused outrage in the MMA world

#2 "Man to man, it's f***ed up" - Conor McGregor drags Dustin Poirier's wife into their feud

Conor McGregor kicks Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 ceremonial face-off | Image via USA Today

One of Conor McGregor's initial tweets that caused outrage in the MMA world was regarding Dustin Poirier's wife. In an attempt to get under the skin of Poirier, the Irishman claimed that he was getting message requests from Jolie Poirier, wife of the #1-ranked UFC lightweight.

Dustin Poirier mocked Conor McGregor ahead of the fight with a tweet that said:

"Your trash talk is as thin as your hair these days! See ya soon champ champ!"

Your trash talk is as thin as your hair these days! See ya soon champ champ

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 9, 2021

Conor McGregor took things a bit too far once again in his response. He told Poirier in a later tweet, which he deleted:

"Your wife wants to see the hair around my d*ck and balls bro. See what that’s like. It’s real the message request mate, no trash talk. Man to man, it’s f***ed up! I seen your interview with Mike you think it was fake. It’s not. Have a think on it in the sauna anyway."

The 'Notorious' drew flak from the MMA community for bringing people's families and wives into his personal feuds.

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#1 "Covid is good and father is evil?" - Conor McGregor jokes about the death of Khabib Nurmagomedov's father

Khabib with his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov | Image via Yahoo Sports

At number 1 on our list is another example of McGregor crossing the line. This was perhaps the most controversial tweet by Conor McGregor, which he later deleted. He was scrutinized for it not just by Khabib Nurmagomedov, but by many other notable personalities in the MMA community.

It all started when Khabib took to Twitter after UFC 264 to congratulate Dustin Poirier on his win against Conor McGregor. 'The Eagle' wrote:

"Good always defeats evil. Very happy for Dustin Poirier. I hope you will get the belt end of the year!"

Good always defeats evil.Very happy for @DustinPoirier I hope you will get the belt end of the year

— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) July 11, 2021

The Crumlin native took offense to the tweet and resorted to making a joke about the death of Khabib's father. The now-deleted tweet read:

"Covid is good and father is evil?"

MMA legend Daniel Cormier hit out at McGregor for joking about someone's death to get back at his rival. He said:

"We talked about wives and families being off-limits, but you’re talking about a man’s ‘everything’. Khabib’s dad was his ‘everything’, and you’re talking about him being gone today due to something that has been so terrible for our entire world, and you use that in a sense to get back?"

Cormier stated that while it is understandable to talk trash to build a fight, it was taking things 'way too far' to joke about something as sensitive as the death of a loved one, saying:

"This wasn’t done the day after the fight or the same night of the fight. This was done weeks after the fight, so it feels like it was thought of, and it was thought through for Conor to tweet something like that. Now, I get shock value, and I get trying to get people to talk, but (this was) way too far.. “I think when stuff like that is being said, I think it’s a cry for help."

People from the MMA community, including Sean O'Malley and Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach Javier Mendez, criticized Conor McGregor for his tweet. Khabib replied to McGregor's tweet as well, posting:

"When he (Conor McGregor) talked about this, only evil can talk about your father, like wife, kids, religion. If you’re a normal human, you’re never going to talk about this stuff. For me, I think he posted this tweet [when he had] drunk too much or something. He always deletes these tweets. When he becomes normal, (he looks at his phone) and says, ‘Oh, what I did.’ Then he deletes. This is my opinion, what he does all the time."