Conor McGregor doubles down on Paul Hughes row | Boxing News

Conor McGregor, the previous two-weight UFC champion, escalated his verbal assault on fellow Irishman Paul Hughes.

A current video circulating online confirmed Hughes conversing with Khabib Nurmagomedov after his high-profile light-weight bout towards Usman Nurmagomedov in Dubai. In the dialog, Hughes appeared to take a jab at McGregor, stating he is “not like this other guy.”

McGregor responded with a string of derogatory tweets, which have been later deleted, concentrating on Hughes and questioning his Irish roots. Hughes swiftly countered with a witty reply, saying: “[Conor McGregor] always said u were the goat, payed homage at every opportunity. But coming at my Irish identity just shows where your head is at.”

McGregor continued the feud with an express three-word insult on X, which was rapidly eliminated. The post learn: “Foreign d*** sucker.” The Irish fighter additional intensified the trash speak by posting a video of himself firing a machine gun and telling Hughes to “eat lead.”

The video’s caption learn: “YOU BUM, LICK A***, TURN COAT, BOOTLICKIN’ MOTHERF******, EAT LEAD!” Despite Conor McGregor’s current tirade, Ian “Big News” Hughes has not but responded. Speaking with Ariel Helwani on Wednesday night, Hughes mentioned his ideas on McGregor’s feedback: “I wasn’t offended at all. Now, a lot of people in Ireland, especially in the north of Ireland, couldn’t be any more deeply offended about the thing he said.

“But I’m not truly offended or did not take it personally in any respect, as a result of, it sounds dangerous, nevertheless it simply looks like it is one other day in his life of simply tweeting insanity. It’s not like I seen that and went, ‘Oh, I can not imagine he stated this about me.’ I believe it is simply one other day within the life for him. I simply do not maintain weight to his opinion anymore as to those kinds of issues.”

Hughes expressed that although initially taken aback by the personal nature of McGregor’s attack, he eventually dismissed it, stating, “It’s sort of a unhappy factor to say that, however that is truly simply the truth of how I felt. In reality, I sort of simply laughed at it once I seen it. It’s not one thing I’ve been enthusiastic about all day and going, ‘Oh, this and my id, and this and that.’ It’s like, yeah, initially I used to be like, ‘Don’t come at my id. Like, that is ridiculous.’ But then I used to be similar to, ‘This man, he is on one, and I simply do not care,’ you understand?”.

Fans have rallied around Hughes, criticising McGregor’s conduct with one supporter stating: “As an Irish particular person it is laborious to look up to Conor anymore. Paul is a true illustration of IRELAND and Irish MMA. Great expertise, great coronary heart, desires to provide the followers great fights! “Another chimed in with support, saying: “You’re more Irish than he ever might be,” A third expressed national pride, proclaiming: “You have made Irish more proud than the opposite bum.”

Echoing these sentiments, another fan declared: “Paul you might be a higher illustration of Ireland than he ever was or ever might be.” Finally, a fifth advised Hughes: “Paul don’t fret about what that man has to say. While he was as soon as great he is since diminished into one thing far more sinister. Be the new id of Irish combating, you guys do not need him anymore.”