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“American Football Irish Rugby Tom Brady Bread” – Conor McGregor Takes Credit for Brutal Tony Ferguson Knockout at UFC 274

Published 05/13/2022, 11:41 AM EDT

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MMA fans will remember UFC 274 for a lot of things, but the one thing that stayed as a highlight is Tony Ferguson’s knockout by Michael Chandler. Chandler knocked out Ferguson with a front kick to the face in the second round. While the entire MMA community reacted to this knockout, Conor McGregor did not just react, but also took credit for it.

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Taking to his Twitter account, McGregor shared an image from his UFC debut, where he fought Marcus Brimage. McGregor captioned the tweet saying. “I was the first to start football punt kicks to the face of standing opponents. This is my debut. I call it the “over the bar” kick.”

In another Tweet, McGregor refuted the claims of his kick being like that of Anderson Silva. Instead, he considered his kick to be a good old fashion Tom Brady bread. McGregor, in his tweet, said, “Ah Anderson’s was different his was karate. Mine was good owl fashion American football Irish rugby Tom Brady bread.”

Sharing another tweet, McGregor this time added an image of his kick to Brimage along with Anderson Silva’s front kick to Vitor Belfort. McGregor captioned it, saying, “There you, go clear as day. Anderson Textbook karate technique. McGregor big punt of a football, fuck tkd I tote a 44, Richer than quarterbacks.”

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While Conor McGregor shared this on Twitter, ‘The Notorious’ has been very active on social media. Recently, McGregor replied to the current UFC lightweight champion making claims against him,

Conor McGregor responds to Charles Oliveira’s claim

Conor McGregor is one of the biggest names in Mixed Martial Arts. Regardless of the results, every fighter wants to face McGregor in the octagon because of the fame and money he brings.

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Current UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira in a tweet mentioned he could finish both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz in the same night. Charles Oliveira, who holds the record for the most finishes in the UFC, mentioned he would like to make another record by doing so.

In his tweet, Oliveira said, “Just for the record, I like to break records and I want to break another one… Fighting twice in the same night. I can knock Conor out, and make Dias tap. What do you think @danawhite?”

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Conor McGregor was quick to reply to this tweet by Charles Oliveira. In his tweet. McGregor said, “Shut up you bum and get back to that Favela and pay your piece.” This tweet by Conor McGregor has now been deleted.

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While Conor McGregor responds to this claim by Oliveira, it is important to note that the Irish Superstar shares a rivalry with Nate Diaz, McGregor and Diaz have fought twice with them both winning one fight each. A trilogy fight between the duo is what many fans are hoping to see.

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While there is still no clarity on when the Irish superstar will return to the octagon. Fans and followers of ‘The Notorious’ will wait for his return with anticipation.

Let us know your thoughts about this entire saga in the comments down below.

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Varun Bhat

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Varun Anand Bhat is an MMA writer at EssentiallySports. Not only does he train in MMA but he is also a certified judge, which gives him valuable insight while writing content. The fight between Conor Mcgregor & Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 was responsible for making him interested in the sport of MMA.
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Vibhanshu Kumar