CONOR McGREGOR called UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal a "loser", while also inviting the American's mom into their rivalry.
After making Masvidal his No1 target, MMA fighter Masvidal wants to face the Notorious in the octagon.
Conor McGregor called Jorge Masvidal a "loser" via a now-deleted Tweet
McGregor, 37, believes a fight with him would break all pay-per-view records. However, it might need to be done soon.
Gamebred, a Peruvian father and a Cuban mother, recently told MMA Fighting that he does not believe the Notorious will ever confront him.
He replied, "No, Conor does not want to fight. He would post something if he did.
"He'd likely insult my mom (sic), or some relative of my or my country where I come. He will say something similar, but he won’t talk about a fight or a date.
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Before adding: "I believe we'd smash all numbers, all records. This guy isn't interested in entertaining it.
McGregor, still recovering from a broken leg last year, was quick on social media to fire back at Masidal's comment about his mum.
He said in a now-deleted Twitter: "Insult Your Mom?"
"What a loser your mate. Your mom and me get along."
SUN BINGO GET PS50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAYMasvidal responded to the tweets with: "Yeah, my mom loves you man."
"She knows that you are going to be the largest paycheck for me, and it will be a relatively easy fight."
SunSport spoke exclusively with McGregor, who claimed that he would retire McGregor if they ever fight.
He said, "I don’t think that he’s going to fight period again. I certainly don’t believe he fights following me."
"Just as I was a cancer for Nate Diaz's brand and style, because he is like this tough guy, like, 'Man. I'm going stand toe to toe with anybody and go into war and everyone's going to run away from me.
"Nah. "Nah. Conor is the same.
He won't be able say that he took me down or held me down. Instead, he will say, "This guy kneed and elbowed my eye socket, then knocked the f*** out of me."
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It's not going well for his brand. To tell the truth, I don't see him even taking on the fight with me.
"But I think he won't fight after that if he takes on the fight with me."