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Conor McGregor has been on a downward spiral of sorts since 2018. The UFC superstar, who made history after becoming the first double champion in the promotion's history, has gone 1-3 in the last five years. What's worse is that the Irishman has resorted to verbal duels to demean his opponents and UFC legends.
The 'Notorious' suffered perhaps the worst loss of his career in his most recent match. In addition to going down 2-1 in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor also suffered a freak injury. While most of the MMA community has written the southpaw off, he has remained busy on Twitter.
On that note, let's take a look at five deleted Conor McGregor tweets that caused outrage in the MMA world.
#5 "Piss ants to me you all are" - Conor McGregor dismisses UFC 264 loss
Conor McGregor broke his tibia in the closing moments of round one at UFC 264, losing via TKO (doctor's stoppage) against Dustin Poirier. 'The Diamond' was fighting well before the fight was called off, and was awarded the first round 10-8 by the judges.
After the fight, Conor McGregor displayed frustration with the decision in a Tweet that he later deleted. In the post, he took shots at the match officials and everyone who believed Dustin Poirier had dominated the Irishman in the fight. He also refused to agree that a doctor's stoppage could mean a TKO. The tweet caused outrage in the MMA community, as the Irishman called the analysts 'novice bums'.
Conor McGregor wrote in his tweet:
"Jumping a guillotine is not a takedown. Absorbing the kick into the leg is not a check. A doctor stoppage is not a tko. The game goes on bi***es. Piss ants to me yous all are. Not even peasants. Piss ants! Now get to your stationed vlogger cameras you novice bums! #nobodies"
#4 "I wouldn't even piss on ya's" - Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor watched the latest UFC event headlined by the interim heavyweight title fight. Sitting comfortably with his family at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Irishman couldn't help but think about the events that have transpired over the last few weeks.
The 'Notorious' took shots at his detractors, who wrote him off after his UFC 264 loss, through another tweet. Of course, the Dubliner later deleted the tweet. However, it became viral on the internet because of the hatred Conor McGregor displayed towards the MMA community. He had written:
"If I was water loading and yous bums were on fire I wouldn't even **** on ya's"
#3 Conor McGregor fires shots at Daniel Cormier
Conor McGregor's ill feelings against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier have been public for some time. However, the Irishman now has another UFC legend on his hit list - Daniel Cormier. In a series of deleted tweets, Mcgregor fired shots at the former UFC double champ for his commentary at UFC 264 and comments on the Irishman's state of mind.
Daniel Cormier branded Conor McGregor's hurtful tweets about Khabib Nurmagomedov's father a 'cry for help'. McGregor responded by tweeting a photo of the UFC star-turned-commentator from the latest UFC event with a caption that read:
"A cry for help if I’ve ever seen one."
Conor McGregor posted another tweet along with a picture of him kicking Dustin Poirier. Mocking Cormier's UFC 264 commentary, he wrote:
"'Clean check right there by Poirier' fat drunk f*** Cormier"
Responding to the tweets, Daniel Cormier said on his podcast 'DC & RC':
"So McGregor, listen to me bud. Stop worrying about me. Don’t worry about Daniel Cormier. Don’t worry about the things I’m saying. Don’t worry about how I’m dressing and how I’m looking. Don’t do that. Worry about the dudes that keep beating your ass every time you go into the octagon."
Conor McGregor did not stop at that, and continued insulting Cormier for a list of things, while also praising Jon Jones for his head kick against the former light heavyweight champion.
Watch Daniel Cormier call out Conor McGregor on his podcast below:
#2 "Man to man, it's f***ed up" - Conor McGregor drags Dustin Poirier's wife into their feud
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!"
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.
#1 "Covid is good and father is evil?" - Conor McGregor jokes about the death of Khabib Nurmagomedov's father
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!"
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."
