The feud between Conor McGregor and Paul Hughes has escalated after McGregor publicly criticized Hughes' use of the Irish tricolour and questioned his Irish identity. The tension stems from Hughes distancing himself from McGregor following his Bellator Lightweight title loss to Usman Nurmagomedov.
Conor McGregor has launched a scathing attack on fellow Irish fighter Paul Hughes , questioning his Irish identity and criticizing his use of the Irish tricolour. Tensions between the two fighters escalated in recent days following Hughes' narrow Bellator Lightweight title loss to Usman Nurmagomedov last Saturday. Hughes had distanced himself from McGregor in an interview after the fight, stating, 'I'm not like this other guy. I'm my own man.
' McGregor responded swiftly on social media, sharing a screenshot of a post highlighting his employment of over 200 people in Ireland through his Forged Irish Stout venture, declaring, 'Too right YOU'RE NOT.'The animosity intensified when McGregor posted and subsequently deleted a series of messages targeting Hughes. He accused Hughes, raised in Derry, of inappropriately using the Irish tricolour during his walk to the cage. In one deleted post, McGregor wrote, 'Get that flag off you you little know what you are c--- from up there.' Another deleted post read, 'Up the real Irish f--- these vermin f----.'Despite McGregor's verbal assault, Hughes maintains his Irish pride and responded on X, saying, '@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.' Notably, McGregor had initially expressed support for Hughes before his lightweight bout against Nurmagomedov. Hughes' resilience and recent declaration to train in Dagestan, home of Nurmagomedov and his team, further stirred McGregor's ire. Hughes plans to sharpen his combat skills in Dagestan after receiving an invitation and praise from Nurmagomedov and his team following the close fight. He expressed gratitude on X, stating, 'Thank you, Khabib. I have great respect for you, your team, and your nation. I would be honoured to take you up on this offer someday and then return the favour in Ireland.' However, Hughes insists on a rematch with Nurmagomedov before accepting the training offer, stating firmly, 'But please, only after I get to rematch Usman.
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