Conor McGregor Vents on ‘Inbred’ Islam Makhachev Staph Infection Speculation

Conor
McGregor will seemingly never get over his rivalry with
Dagestani fighters, judging by his recent dig at Islam
Makhachev.

Makhachev is scheduled to defend his lightweight strap against
Dustin
Poirier (30-8) in the
UFC 302 main event Saturday. In a recent picture of both
fighters sporting the new 3Eight and 5Eight gloves, hawk-eyed fans
spotted a mark on Makhachev’s leg, sparking off speculation of a
potential staph infection. As of now, there is no confirmation
whether Makhachev really has staph and its possible implications on
the fight.

McGregor didn’t miss the opportunity to slam Makhachev and his team
on social media. However, “Notorious” also predicted that the
Dagestani will submit Poirier in the first round regardless.

“Staph again. This inbred however lives with Staph,” McGregor said
on X, formerly known as Twitter in now deleted posts. “This team is
infested, make no mistake. Scruff balls. Whatever ya’s are into, I
suppose. He still subs Dustin in the 1st.”

“Yous absolute scruffy fuc*s I’m sick of yous. Wash your fucking
self! Wash your clothes! Wash your mats! And do it fuc*ing everyday
you scruffy cu*ts. 🤢”

McGregor’s longstanding rivalry with the Dagestani contingent
started in the lead-up to his
UFC 229 title fight against Makhachev’s teammate and mentor
Khabib
Nurmagomedov. Upon hearing of an altercation between
Nurmagomedov and McGregor’s former teammate Artem Lobov
at UFC
223 media day, the Irishman flew down to New York and
infamously threw a dolly at a bus containing “Eagle,” along with
several other fighters.

Tensions ran high at UFC 229 where Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor
via fourth-round submission and immediately proceeded to jump the
cage to attack the Irishman’s teammate Dillon
Danis. Meanwhile, Nurmagomedov’s teammates Abubakar
Nurmagomedov and Zubaira
Tukhugov were also suspended for jumping inside the cage to
attack McGregor. Things have since been sore between the two camps,
with McGregor taking digs at the now-retired Nurmagomedov in some
of his random tweeting sprees.