Conor McGregor is inarguably the brightest star of the UFC. His awesome striking and decimating trash talks have earned him the humongous stature that he has in the sport today. Besides his phenomenal octagon persona, ‘Mystic Mac’ has an enormous following on social media.

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The former UFC champion definitely has some ‘Twitter fingers’ as he keeps posting and replying to people on various social media platforms. Such an instance came up when ‘The Notorious One’, replied to one of Ariel Helwani’s tweets.

A clip of Chael Sonnen’s classic trash-talk got a reply from Conor McGregor

In the video, Helwani interviewed Chael Sonnen ahead of one of his bouts against Anderson Silva. Upon being asked how the fight might go, the challenger replied, “It’ll be a verbal beating. Anderson Silva will be in tears before it’s all over.” It was evident why Chael Sonnen was considered one of the best trash talkers in the UFC.

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This tweet from Helwani caught McGregor’s attention, as we all know he stands above all when it comes to trash talking.

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‘The Notorious One’ replied to Helwani, “a real classic bad moth******er is Chael P. Gotta give it to him.” It was apparent that McGregor couldn’t help liking Sonnen’s trash-talking.

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What the fans had to say about Ariel Helwani’s tweet?

Both Helwani and McGregor received a lot of replies for their tweets, although there were some who replied to only one of them. A Twitter user claimed the journalist was excited when McGregor replied to his tweet. His words themselves were proof of the stature that ‘The Notorious’ holds in this sport.

Another fan thought that although Sonnen was a good trash talker, McGregor will take the cup when it came to trash talking. The user also posted a video of McGregor’s blistering trash talk.

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MMA fans all over the world know that ‘trash-talking’ is one of the prime characteristics of this sport. It attracts a lot more people, thereby increasing its followers.

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Although liking or disliking ‘trash-talks’ is entirely up to each individual person, it can’t be denied that ‘trash-talking’ has helped MMA gain popularity over the years.

Which type of fighters do you like? The ‘Humble’ ones or the ‘Trash-talking’ ones?

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The coveted scrap between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in 2002 was when I realized the passion for combat sports within my family. My interest in combat sports began watching scripted pro wrestling shows. It was my father who directed me towards combat sports and it wasn’t until the late 2010s that I discovered the world of MMA and the UFC. Like many of you, I too, tuned in for the infamous Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor bout live on October 6, 2018. Being an ardent fan of the UFC (and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier), I was always looking to have conversations about the same with others. But to my disappointment, I hardly found any followers of the sports to interact with. So I took it upon myself to do my part in popularizing the thrill and the agony behind the purest form of unarmed combat. At EssentiallySports, I try to bring the readers closer to the athletes and focus my coverage on exploring the human side of these martial artists. I’m a musician during my time free from reporting MMA. I operate as the lead vocalist of a rock band that aims to make their mark among the audiences with their original alternative-hard rock songs. You can hit me up at-

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