Conor McGregor has taken aim at promising MMA prospect, Paul Hughes.
Hughes, 27, lost to PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov in Dubai last weekend but won plaudits for his performance.
Hughes showed huge respect to the Nurmagomedov family post-fight and was seen on camera saying to Khabib, “I’m not like this other guy [McGregor].”
🇮🇪🤔 Paul Hughes tells Khabib (referring to Conor Mcgregor):
"I am not like this other guy. I am my own man."
🎥 @WillHarrisAOAF pic.twitter.com/bjJIkhgbyS— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) January 29, 2025
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Safe to say ‘The Notorious’ wasn’t impressed with his comments and he launched a social media attack on Hughes.
In a now-deleted post to X, McGregor said the following:
“Get that flag off you, you little know what you are c*** from up there.”
Hughes responded:
‘@TheNotoriousMMA always said u were the goat, payed homage at every opportunity.
But coming at my Irish identity just shows where your head is at.’
@TheNotoriousMMA always said u were the goat, payed homage at every opportunity.
But coming at my Irish identity just shows where your head is at.
— Paul Hughes MMA (@paulhughesmma) January 29, 2025
Later on, McGregor, was still firing shots… literally.
YOU BUM, LICK ARSE, TURN COAT, BOOTLICKIN’ MOTHERFUCKERS!
EAT LEAD! pic.twitter.com/o3GNAvUwnl— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 30, 2025
McGregor hasn’t fought since July 2021 when he suffered a broken leg in his fight with Dustin Poirier.
‘The Notorious’ was set to make his eagerly anticipated return to the cage last year against Michael Chandler, but a toe injury forced the Irishman out of the contest.