CONOR MCGREGOR has told UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman to put up or shut up amid an ongoing social media feud.
Nigerian Nightmare Usman recently trolled McGregor with a tweet combining pictures of three of the Irishman’s four submission losses.
And The Notorious has urged the Nigerian Nightmare to put his money where his “mouth is”[/caption]McGregor refrained from immediately responding to the jibe, but told the 170lb king in a since-deleted tweet: “Put your money where your mouth is then, oh wait.”
Former two-division champion McGregor made a shock beeline for Usman last month, declaring his eagerness to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold belts in three divisions.
He told The MacLife: “I feel confident against Usman.
“A jab-happy, sloppy, orthodox wrestler with no submissions whatsoever.
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“What’s he gonna do? Where’s the danger here?
“I don’t see a danger with him. His ground-and-pound isn’t strong, plus he’s on the older side.
“And then plus the world is to be took again. The triple crown.
“No one’s ever obtained three knockouts in three weight divisions moving up like I have already, but no one’s ever obtained three UFC world titles cross three divisions like I will do also if we make this fight.”
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McGregor, 33, is still recovering from the horrific broken leg he suffered in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last July.
The Notorious has made a faster-than-expected recovery and is eyeing a summer return to the octagon.
But UFC supremo Dana White recently revealed to SunSport that the pride of Dublin will likely be back in action in the autumn.
He said: “We’re looking at early fall, if everything goes right.”
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That timeline is contingent on doctors giving McGregor the all-clear to resume full mixed martial arts training.
White added: “If his leg heals right and he gets the clearance to really start training, then possibly early fall.”
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