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Conor McGregor is arguably one of the biggest stars in the UFC to date, though he might be past his prime as a fighter. To feature in the top five pay-per-views in the promotion's history, the Irishman had to do his bit to stay relevant.
McGregor, apart from being one of the best athletes to have ever played the sport, is also famous for his trash talk which seems to come to him naturally. Over the course of the years, 'The Notorious One' has managed to engage his opponents in battles outside the ring and even dealt considerable damage on certain occasions.
In light of Conor McGregor's ongoing feud with Dustin Poirier, let's take a look at other instances when the Irishman was engaged in Twitter wars:
#4 Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor had several exchanges with Floyd Mayweather ahead of their boxing bout inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in 2017. While McGregor lost the bout via TKO in the 10th round, he was persistent with his efforts on another front.
Mayweather took a jibe at McGregor by posting a picture of himself punching the Irishman during their bout. To follow up, the legendary boxer added a video of himself menacingly looking at the camera while entering the Octagon.
Not one to back down, Conor McGregor replied in typical fashion over Twitter.
"Hahahaha very good. Keep up the good work my son. Yours sincerely, Senior."
Immediately following it up was another short and concise post from Conor McGregor which resembled his chant for the Mayweather fight. Sparing Floyd Mayweather's father and uncle, McGregor further wrote:
"F**k the Mayweathers, except Senior and Roger. There is no peace here kid. Step up or step down."
#3 Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz sport one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the UFC. The two have squared off against each other on two occasions - at UFC 196 and UFC 202 - with one fight going each of their way.
In their most recent Twitter war, Conor McGregor started things off by replying to a fan's comment about the "McGregor belt." Referring to the BMF title associated with Diaz, McGregor wrote:
“Isn’t that crazy! Who’s the real bad motherfucker anyway? Went up two weight divisions on a weeks notice to fight him for that fight. No hesitation. Straight onto my jet. In thru the side door. Surprise, surprise,”
This immediately caught the attention of Nate Diaz and the Stockton native replied:
“Who went up two weight classes in half a day notice no hesitation and not promotion about it just did it cause I ain’t no bitch how’s that Conor fuck you. Whatever you think you did already been done by a real G Try not to get finished again.”
The duo embarked on a full fledged war after this which would go on for a while.
#2 Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Ali Abdelaziz
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov gave us one of the greatest sporting events in recent times when they met for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 229. While Khabib decisively won the contest via fourth round submission, the Twitter war between the two still seems to be unresolved.
Conor McGregor took a jibe at fellow lightweights through a Twitter post from May, 2020 that read:
"Without me this whole ship sink. Never forget that! #BigYachtsy"
Like on previous occasions, Khabib's manager Ali Abdelaziz was quick to jump into the fray. Abdelziz responded with a Tweet featuring footage of Conor McGregor getting battered by Khabib on the ground at UFC 229.
The day before, McGregor had directly targeted Khabib Nurmagomedov via another post on Twitter. Accusing Khabib of avoiding Tony Ferguson, McGregor wrote:
"Khabib you absolute embarrassment. Scurrying, hiding rat as usual. As I have said many times. As has been seen many times. Through the pane of glass it was confirmed what was always known. “No comment” lol. An embarrassment to real fighting."
The Dagestani fighter responded by asking McGregor to "not be fake" and added another image of himself dominating Conor on the ground.
#1 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
In his most recent battle over Twitter, Conor McGregor has jeopardized his much anticipated trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier. The banter started when Poirier called McGregor out for not donating $500,000 to his charity, The Good Fight Foundation, which McGregor had promised in the case of Poirier defeating him at UFC 257.
Responding to Poirier, McGregor said:
"A donation, not a debt. We’ve been awaiting the plans for the money that never came. I do with all my donations. Know where it’s going dot for dot. Otherwise it goes walking. As is the case with a lot of these foundations, sadly. You took the McG over the belt shows I was right."
Conor McGregor would finally counter with a few more obscenities before suggesting that the fight is off.
