{"id":401718,"date":"2021-12-14T09:04:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=401718"},"modified":"2021-12-14T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:04:52","slug":"conor-mcgregor-responds-to-diss-from-islam-makhachev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-responds-to-diss-from-islam-makhachev\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor responds to diss from Islam Makhachev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor was clearly not happy about Islam Makhachev weighing in on his title aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor (22-6 MMA) took to Twitter on Monday afternoon where he posed the question: \u201c<em>So what date am I fighting (Charles) Oliveira?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oliveira (32 -8 MMA) of course successfully defended his UFC lightweight title for the first time last Saturday, earning a third round <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dustin-poirier\/ufc-269-results-charles-oliveira-stops-dustin-poirier-video\/\">submission<\/a> victory over Conor McGregor\u2019s arch nemesis Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having lost two straight and three of his past four overall, the Irishman is adamant that he will challenge for UFC gold in his return.<\/p>\n<p>That notion appeared to humor perennial division contender Islam Makhachev, who responded to McGregor\u2019s tweet with the following sarcastic answer.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYour fight is on February 30\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Makhachev replied, insinuating McGregor\u2019s desired title shot will not come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-390445\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Islam-Makhachev.png\" alt=\"Islam-Makhachev\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Islam-Makhachev.png 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Islam-Makhachev-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor was not in the joking mood and fired back at the Russian standout with the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou\u2019re a nobody inbred.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; McGregor tweeted and later deleted (see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-ufc-269-conor-mcgregor-islam-makhachev-jibe-notorious-calls-fight-charles-oliveira?ref=homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Notorious\u2019 has of course been on the sidelines since July, this after suffering a broken leg during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Now back to full mobility and sporting a bulked up 190 lb physique (see that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/photos-conor-mcgregor-has-put-on-some-serious-mass-while-sidelined-with-injury\/\">here<\/a>), Conor McGregor has stated that he plans to return to the Octagon in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Who the former \u2018champ champ\u2019 will fight upon his return remains to be seen, but it is hard to imagine that it will be 155 lb champion Charles Oliviera.<\/p>\n<p>The lightweight division currently has a number of perennial contenders including Justin Gaethje, Beneil Dariush and the aforementioned Islam Makhachev, who would all be very upset with Conor McGregor skipping the line.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see McGregor matched up with in his UFC return? 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