One of the most historic rivalries that has existed in mixed martial arts (MMA) is the one they had a few years ago. Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedovwhich converged in that legendary fight on October 6, 2018. Months before the fight there were already clashes between both teams, the most famous being in which the Irishman threw a wheelbarrow on Khabib’s team bus. During the week of the fight this tension increased, and after the Russian’s victory everything exploded. Khabib jumped the cage to attack McGregor’s corner, while a brawl between both teams began in the octagon. Over the years, this feud has had its ups and downs but recently it has resurfaced due to some statements by the Russian.
«Ireland doesn’t have fighters, brother. Let’s be honest. How many fighters do you know from Ireland? Paul Hughes and Conor [McGregor]and who else?… Here the level of MMA is from Dagestan, but that of Ireland it’s not even half», Khabib Nurmagomedov snapped in an interview for the PFL promoter. Far from stopping there, both Hughes and McGregor have responded. The latter posted a video on
The other mentioned has been more direct with his attacks against Khabib. “Conor made you famous,” he wrote on social networks. But it didn’t stop at that. Hours later, he rescued news from 2023 in which Usman Nurmagomedov failed a doping control at the Bellator promotion and was suspendedalluding to the fact that those from Dagestan were cheating. In fact, Hughes himself will face Usman this January 25, for the Bellator lightweight title. With this in mind, there is no doubt that the clash will revive the controversy between Ireland and Dagestan.
«You can say what you want, but if we talk about facts, you cannot compare Irish fighters with those from Dagestan. We dominate amateur MMA and not only is there no comparison with Irish fighters, but with those of the entire world. “I am absolutely sure that if we organized a team match, Dagestan would defeat a world team in amateur MMA,” Khabib responded in response.
Finally, he also alluded to the professional level: «And when it comes to professional MMA, we have champions, contenders and ranked fighters in all the major leagues. Show me Irish fighters who are currently title contenders in the top 3 MMA promotions. At best, I could name 1 or 2 fighters. The facts speak for themselves», says the Russian. Although the debate seems over for now, it is a matter of time before there are more responses and even people involved.
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