Sweden’s Khamzat Chimaev has taken another shot at former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, in an interview with reporter\u00a0Adam Zubayraev<\/a>, Chimaev claimed<\/a> that, in 2018, he flew to Ireland with the objective of attacking McGregor.<\/p>\n At the time, McGregor was gearing up for a fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov\u2014and sparing nothing in the way of pre-fight trash talk. Chimaev, determined to defend Nurmagomedov\u2019s honor, apparently flew to Ireland under the pretence of training with McGregor.<\/p>\n Thankfully, he was detained by local authorities before he could get his hands on the Irishman.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly speaking, I wanted to beat him up,\u201d Chimaev said. \u201cMany people thought I was coming there to help him prepare for Khabib. I was coming there to protect our pride and honor. I was going there for all of us. If that would not have happened, I would have maybe thrown, I don\u2019t know, some object.”<\/p>\n Speaking on Twitter on Wednesday evening, Chimaev reiterated this claim, calling it a “true story.”<\/p>\n True story I flew to Ireland before Khabib fight to beat up Conor mcgregor for what he said about our honor but they would not let me in the country. You need big security @TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> weak man<\/p>\n \u2014 Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) July 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n