UFC megastar Conor McGregor recently grabbed headlines and fighters such as Michael Chandler are challenging him to a bout on his UFC return. However, it seems like the Irishman is targeting commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan.
Conor McGregor talks about Joe Rogan
McGregor recently went after Khabib Nurmagomedov in a now-deleted tweet, is going after Rogan for his commentary during their bout at UFC 229. The former two-division UFC champion wasn’t too happy as he tweeted in reference to Rogan claiming that he was getting “smashed” on the ground against ‘The Eagle’:
“Shut up Joe you little fool. What are you talking about smash this and smash that? That was my knee smash into his f***n’ eye socket yeah.”
‘Mystic Mac’ also posted a photo of Donald Cerrone, a friend of Rogan and a retired UFC fighter, wearing damage from his TKO loss to McGregor in 2020:
“That’s smashed up pal. @joerogan. You ever see me like that? Never.”
That’s smashed up pal. @joerogan. You ever see me like that? Never. pic.twitter.com/8cMxJKKQcK
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 23, 2022
The Irishman didn’t stop there, following up with a tweet directed towards Nurmagomedov:
“The lion king chills. Unscathed. They’ll do nothin. Wait an I get up I’m gonna and batter the whole family. On top of the cage, the lot. That’s a f***n lion chillin right there. and a rat gnawing.” [sic]
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1595567847362764800
‘The Notorious’ also took offense to the UFC Hall of Famer using his famous post-fight quote, “We’re not here to take part, we’re here to take over,” while speaking at an event in Toronto, Canada earlier this week.
