‘Higher Rank Than You’- TimTheTatman and Nickmercs Argue Over Conor McGregor’s Apex Legends Tweet

Published 09/12/2021, 10:06 AM EDT

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Conor McGregor has been venting out his frustration on social media, following a knockout and technical knock-out loss to Dustin Poirier in two separate bouts. Recently, Conor’s tweet about Apex Legends attracted a lot of comments from the community and from streamers. Among those names are prominent streamers, TimTheTatman and Nickmercs.

This makes it a fantastic interaction between three superstars that fans can truly enjoy. This interaction came into being when a curious fan asked the Notorious one about Apex Legends. The two streamers poked fun at each other while Conor boasted to be an Apex Predator without ever playing the game.

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Nickmercs and TimThetatman trade blows over Apex Legends

Naturally, this tweet was going to pick up traction and TimTheTatman hoped in with a joke directed at Nickmercs. Nick recently started playing EA’s Battle Royale title and has been grinding his way towards the highest rank of Apex Predator. However, his grind hasn’t been an easy one and Tim poked fun at his failed attempts to rank up.

Nick isn’t someone who would let such a joke slide, even from a beloved friend like Tim. The proud co-owner of FaZe clan had this to say, and it forced Tim to backpedal out of the thread.

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Tim accepted his defeat in the banter and bowed out instantly, securing an immediate win for Nickmercs.

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Tim has been working out and the world can clearly see the results. Nick offered a word of praise to cheer up his friend, who failed miserably to make fun of him.

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It always makes for great content when famous streamers go at it on Twitter. However, in this case, this interaction also included one of the biggest superstars of combat sports in the modern-era. Despite suffering two heartbreaking losses, Conor is still among the biggest names in the MMA world.

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Ayank Chourasia is a senior writer for eSports at EssentiallySports and has been professionally writing since 2016 and has worked across many fields. He regularly keeps tabs on a wide range of professional esports like Dota 2, Valorant, CS and fighting games. He has been an ardent gamer since his childhood, and became a defender of the ancients in Dota 2 during his college days.
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