UFC: Conor McGregor says Khabib’s dad’s coronavirus scare ‘cover up’ for champ ‘running away’
- McGregor accuses old rival Khabib of using father’s illness to ‘hide the lack of activity and pulling out of fights’
- UFC lightweight champ gives update on Abdulmanap’s recovery, revealing he can’t speak and is still in intensive care
Conor McGregor was respectful when reports emerged that rival Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father had been put in a medically induced coma at a Moscow hospital as he battled Covid-19.
Welterweight fighter Abubakar Nurmagomedov mocked the Irishman’s submission defeat by Khabib in October 2018, posting a picture of McGregor gasping for air as the UFC lightweight champ pinned him against the cage fence.
“When it’s coronavirus and you can’t breathe,” wrote Abubakar in the caption.
McGregor, who claims he is retired from MMA, responded in the comments: “I figured it was all just a cover-up about Abdulmanap. A cover-up to hide the lack of activity and the pulling out of fights and running away. Good luck but remember – Allah sees all!”
The 31-year-old McGregor later deleted the comment.