It is no secret that Conor McGregor absolutely detests Irish MMA star Paul Hughes! The latter, of course, fights in Bellator/PFL’s 155lbs division, where he recently slugged it out for the division strap last month against Usman Nurmagomedov. Initially, Hughes had wanted ‘Mystic Mac’ in his corner just as Khabib was to be in Usman’s corner.
However, after the Nikita Hand case was ruled against McGregor, Hughes publicly distanced himself from the former double champ—a move that left him disappointed in his former idol’s downfall. Unsurprisingly, this didn’t sit well with McGregor, who has since been taking shots at the young Irish star, questioning his loyalty and even his Irishness.
As expected, the Irishman didn’t hold back, relentlessly trashing the Bellator fighter online. But in recent days, the situation seemed to have cooled off—until McGregor reignited the feud with a now-deleted post on X.
When a fan asked him about Hughes, McGregor couldn’t resist a jab: “Use was born in Australia,” he responded, misspelling Hughes’ name—perhaps intentionally, given his well-documented pettiness. He then followed it up by posting a screenshot of Hughes’ Wikipedia page, highlighting the fact that the Bellator lightweight was indeed born in Sydney, Australia.
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