Conor McGregor is backing Colby Covington following Khabib Nurmagomedov\u2019s suggestion that welterweight fighters should blacklist \u2018Chaos\u2019.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Nurmagomedov took to social media to release a lengthy message blasting Covington after the Jorge Masvidal incident<\/a>. For working with the police to possibly pressing charges against ‘Gamebred,’ Nurmagomedov says no one at 170lbs should offer to face<\/a> Covington in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are stronger than someone inside the octagon, it does not mean you can insult his children,\u201d Nurmagomedov wrote on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>. \u201cNo one has the right to insult someone\u2019s family. Once you have gone down this path, then be ready to back up your words. You were attacked by a professional fighter, the same as you are, your own size, and you go press charges against him to the police?<\/p>\n \u201cI think all welterweights should refuse to fight Colby, just don\u2019t accept fights with him, let him sit without a fight, it will probably significantly affect him and all fighters who even think of insulting families, who is provoking the fighters to look for someone in restaurants to deal with him,\u201d Nurmagomedov continued about Covington-Masvidal.<\/p>\n Now, after the incident, Conor McGregor – a longtime rival of Khabib Nurmagomedov – took to social media to rip the Dagestani native. He says if that was the case, Colby Covington could just move up to middleweight, while also taking a shot at Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n He\u2019d just go up to middleweight cos he\u2019s not a fat Fanny.<\/p>\n — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n