Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager rips Conor McGregor: 'Go open a liquor store'
The fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor might be over, but the war of words continues. Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, kept the rivalry hot Tuesday, ripping McGregor in a post on Instagram.
The whole exchange started after McGregor broke down his fight against Nurmagomedov in an Instagram post. Abdelaziz felt compelled to respond.
Abdelaziz kicked things off by calling McGregor a “weak soul.” Then, he launched into his rant, calling McGregor a “little child,” saying he “put your white flag in the middle of battle” and told McGregor to “go open a liquor store.”
A post shared by Ali ——> Team Renzo Gracie (@aliabdelaziz000) on Oct 23, 2018 at 1:55pm PDT
Abdelaziz finished the post by telling McGregor, “Just stfu and move on.”
All of that came in response to a post in which McGregor gave his play-by-play of his loss to Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.
A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Oct 22, 2018 at 9:11pm PDT
McGregor wasn’t all that negative when talking about Nurmagomedov in the post. At times, he even complimented Nurmagomedov’s performance. Abdelaziz determined that was enough to warrant a scathing response.
The bad blood between McGregor and Abdelaziz extends beyond a couple Instagram posts. In the lead-up to the fight, McGregor called Abdelaziz a “snitch terrorist rat.”
McGregor has expressed a desire to have a rematch with Nurmagomedov since the fight. If Abdelaziz’s post is to be believed, McGregor isn’t going to get that chance.
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