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6th April 2018
10:15am BST

“Maybe I have to stay humble, but tonight, I have to smash these guys and get these guys back, because these guys talk too much when I’m injured. Now, where are these guys?" he bellowed in McGregor's direction.True to character, the 29-year-old was quick and pointed in his response, delivered via Twitter. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/947852566381105152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsjoe.ie%2Fmma%2Fconor-mcgregor-made-pretty-damn-clear-wants-khabib-nurmagomedov-next-145820&tfw_creator=patmccarry&tfw_site=sportsjoedotie There's no love lost between the pair and after Khabib confronted McGregor's training partner Artem Lobov earlier this week, the backlash was always going to arrive from the McGregor camp. Fast forward a couple of days and the Dubliner would be in police custody with charges for assault and criminal mischief hanging over him. Speaking to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani shortly after the Dubliner's outburst, Khabib taunted McGregor with a bullish fight proposal. He doesn't care if it's man on man or team on team. Either way, he won't be backing down. We'd imagine he has a hardy entourage.
Khabib is like a young Conor McGregor with his racing mouth showing plenty of similarities."We have to fight. If we have to fight, let’s fight. Send me location. Please, we have to fix this. Me and you. One-on-one. You want 10-on-10? Okay."
"I give his whole team slap and no one say anything. He come with media, with cameras when I’m alone. Of course I wanted to go outside but they don’t let me leave the bus. He knows this."
This man is only getting going.
"I am laughing inside,” Nurmagomedov said. “You broke window? Why? Come inside. You know UFC don’t let you come inside. If you real gangster why don’t you come inside?"That's bound to rile McGregor.
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