Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor has hardly left the media space for the past week.

Following the announcement of an agreement to fight boxer Manny Pacquiao, his name began to appear even more often in the media.

And this happens with the filing of the fighter himself.

McGregor rarely ignores criticism in his address, and this time went to ex-two-time champion of the promotion Daniel Cormier.

The American suggested that the Irishman fears strong rivals and deliberately refuses the proposed battles.

In response, he recalled that his last fight took place this year, and the UFC leadership is to blame for the collapse of subsequent plans.

“I asked for a fight in May, what are you talking about, fat fool?

I fought in January and wanted more, but it was decided to cancel everything so that I could come on as a substitute in July.

I waited seven months to "possibly" get the fight.

Are you dumb?

What are you talking about, buddy?

I was ready to fight anyone in May! ”- wrote McGregor on Twitter.

Some time ago, Conor himself criticized the promotion for refusing to provide him with rivals.

He decided to confirm his words in a rather ambiguous way - to publish a personal correspondence with UFC President Dana White, which took place back in February.

It follows from it that the ex-champion expected to meet with American Diego Sanchez in Dublin, and then get revenge with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

White noted that he would be "stripped of his promotional license" if he organizes such a fight.

In turn, the head of the UFC offered him to fight with Justin Gaethje in July or replace Nurmagomedov or Tony Ferguson in case of refusal.

McGregor refused and continued to insist that he wanted to enter the octagon in May.

To Diego Sanchez ...


I seen your recent comments about your final bout and I am in!


After you fought Pereira, I had requested for myself and you to compete in Dublin.

This was back in February when I was working on opposition for my season, pre covid.


Good luck this weekend!

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- Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 25, 2020

The reaction of the promoter to the publication of the correspondence was not long in coming.

He criticized the fighter for violating the men's code of honor and again explained that he would not let him fight 39-year-old Sanchez.

In response, McGregor did not betray himself an iota and without hesitation accused White of lying.

“The code was violated when you lied that I refused.

I offered to fight Justin in May and you said I didn't want to fight.

It's not about Diego.

It was needed only for the number of battles.

You also negotiated a duel with Manny, there are official letters about this.

Stop lying, ”McGregor replied.

Nurmagomedov's team reacted to what was happening.

Manager Rizvan Magomedov published a fragment of an interview in which the Russian named the Irishman a Twitter fighter and suggested that he was no longer interested in real fights.

He also jokingly wondered if he gets paid from his social media posts.

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Posted by Rizvan Magomedov (@rizvan_magomedov) Sep 28, 2020 7:43 am PDT

Interestingly, the UFC does not abandon the idea of ​​revenge between the former and the current champions.

Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdel-Aziz said that White invited both athletes to become team mentors in the famous reality show The Ultimate Fighter.

Its main event was to be their second fight.

“Khabib refused.

He said, “McGregor is a scum.

He's rubbish ... Conor did not deserve a fight, ”TMZ quotes Abdel-Aziz.

Meanwhile, the time and place of Conor's return to the octagon have become known.

True, this fight will be of a charitable nature, and Dustin Poirier, who has repeatedly expressed his desire to meet the Irishman again, will become a rival.

The Irishman himself offered to hold an exhibition fight in his homeland, which "will have nothing to do with the UFC."

After the American agreed, it was announced that it will take place on December 12, and part of the proceeds will go to charity.

However, Poirier is far from the only fighter who wants to sort out the relationship with McGregor in the octagon.

Khamzat Chimaev confirmed his intentions to meet.

In July of this year, the Irishman insulted a Chechen-born Swede on social media after he won two wins in different weight classes in 10 days, thereby setting a UFC record.

In response, the former champion challenged him.

“America loves thrash talk, which is why I said it.

In general, his friend Dillon Denis is constantly saying something there, he should be silent.

As for Conor, I would have fought such a fight, you can earn good money for him, ”TASS quotes Chimaev.

At the same time, Abdel-Aziz, representing his interests, suggested that McGregor had no chance in a duel with Chimayev.

“I don’t want Khamzat to fight mentally unstable opponents.

And Conor McGregor is just that.

But I wish him the best of luck.

Khamzat will simply destroy him, ”the manager commented on the potential fight.

It is worth noting that in the updated UFC consolidated rating, McGregor dropped to 11th place, missing the champion in the bantamweight category, Peter Yan. The Russian climbed to the top ten for the first time. American John Jones is still in the lead.