“I spit in your face. What will you do? Nothing!” – the latest in the Conor McGregor saga where he actually spat in a fan’s face. The reason? The fan yelled, “Let’s go Khabib!”, in a clear bid to provoke the Irish star. But did ‘The Notorious’ have to respond like that? Doesn’t he have the world at his fingertips? Millions in the bank, multiple ventures, and generational wealth? To the public eye, for a man who has bigger fish to fry in life, this response came across as extremely petty. All this a few days cut off from his racial slur-filled online verbal onslaught towards Khabib Nurmagomedov and a scathing attack on fellow Irishman Paul Hughes. And what does his home country of Ireland think about all of this?
It seems like public sentiment about ‘The Notorious’ in Ireland has shifted dramatically. McGregor, who was previously hailed as a national icon and a trailblazer for MMA, now faces widespread disapproval. The civil case has prompted deeper discussions about celebrity culture and accountability, with many former supporters distancing themselves from the fighter. These controversies have overshadowed McGregor’s athletic achievements and cast doubt on his future in the sport. His last UFC fight was in 2021, and while there has been speculation about a return, ongoing legal issues and public backlash have made his path forward uncertain.
Former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub and always been a fan of the Dubliner, almost always unanimously picking the Irishman in his bouts. But now ‘Bapa’ seems disappointed with his hero. During his Thiccc Boy podcast, he said, “It’s been all bad, and apparently in Ireland his name’s just like wrecked. He’s like OJ Simpson out there, you know? But in America, like, most people aren’t even paying attention to any of this. The whole, you know, that whole trial and all, like, they have no clue. They have no clue. And he’s not fighting Jake Paul. He’s not fighting Logan Paul, like, that’s not happening. I don’t know. It’s probably over.”
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Yeah, it doesn’t look too good for Conor McGregor. He might have millions in the bank, but the fact that he got so triggered by a random fan trying to get under his skin shows where his head’s at. Chael Sonnen speculates that the Irishman still has PTSD from the beating Khabib Nurmagomedov gave him at UFC 229 back in 2018. Since that fight, any mention of the Dagestani prompts a violent reaction from the Irishman. Even team AKA member and Nurmagomedov’s teammate Josh Thomson feels like ‘The Eagle’ changed the career trajectory of ‘The Notorious’. Let’s take a closer look.
Josh Thomson feels Khabib Nurmagomedov’s fight changed McGregor
Nearly seven years after their explosive clash in the Octagon, the rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov refuses to fade. While ‘The Eagle’ keeps his jabs subtle, ‘The Notorious’ fires back with full force, often crossing into controversy. Their feud, once confined to the MMA world, has spilled into public discourse, proving that some grudges never die. Now with McGregor losing his temper with a fan (yet again), opinions on the Irishman haven’t been savory. Speaking on Weighing-In, Josh Thomson shared his perspective on McGregor’s downfall.
The former UFC fighter stated that the UFC 229 fight was the turning point that unleashed the negativity in the Irishman’s life. According to him, the Dubliner knew that he was the second favorite in the fight and was no match for Nurmagomedov’s skills. He said, “He’s taken a shift. He’s the heel, and he’s always, kind of, been the heel, but people also admired him and looked up to him before. The Khabib fight really brought a negative out of him. I felt like he was afraid of Khabib.” Thomson further pointed out that the things he said about Nurmagomedov’s family and homeland were simply something that people couldn’t easily forget.
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