Khabib Nurmagomedov Surprisingly Becomes a Peacemaker for Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are probably the two most brash fighters in the UFC. They have met in the octagon twice, but their bad blood hasn’t settled yet. It often spills on Twitter as both fighters keep looking for an opportunity to roast the other. In a recent banter, however, it seemed the dynamics have changed. Nate Diaz posted a string of tweets where he could be seen dominating Conor McGregor in the ring. This was not so surprising for fans, as they have seen multiple such provocations from both teams, but there was something else that caught the attention of their fans.

As per a Reddit thread, Conor McGregor replied to a tweet where Nate Diaz was choking McGregor on the canvas and surprisingly Mystic Mac sent his “respect” to Diaz in response. The tweet’s caption may, however, have the key to the mystery. The tweet was captioned, “But it was Real  So I choked you better and faster than kabob did.”

Fans react to Conor McGregor’s message to Diaz

While McGregor’s response to insults from Diaz was surprising, fans had their own take on the Twitter battle. A Reddit user wrote,” Nate and Conor have always had their weird forms of respect for eachother.” Another fan who felt similarly wrote, “Conor is actually a fan of nick diaz. Man, I would love to see a nate and nick tag team vs khabib and Islam…“

While few fans thought there was some sort of ‘fanboying’ happening from McGregor, another set of fans thought this banter was the beginning of what may lead to a trilogy fight between the ‘209 boy’ and ‘McG’. A user wrote,” Trilogy in the works. The long game”. 

Another fan took the trilogy speculations, further guessing where exactly the fight may happen and it wasn’t the UFC. He said, “The trilogy fight will be held in the Dana White Power Slap League.” Another witty reaction said the trilogy was already on, the comment said, “It’s happening before our very eyes on twitter.”

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A lot of fans, however, were of the opinion that McGregor sided with Diaz only because he insulted Khabib too by calling him “Kabob”. A user commented, “Conor liked Nate’s diss on Khabib so much he forgot Nate was actually roasting him.”

Another user had similar opinions and commented, “Conor hates khabib so much and was embarrassed by him that he will join anyone that disrespects khabib.”

Is it a trilogy in the making?

Conor McGregor and Diaz have met each other twice in the cage. While the younger Diaz won their initial bout, a motivated McGregor won the second battle. Both athletes have often engaged in Twitter battles with each other in the past and a third fight might be cooking. But it may not happen in the UFC.

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Earlier this week, ‘McG’ had challenged Diaz to a fight in Dana White’s Power Slap League. He tweeted, “Me Vs Nate on it for the title hahahaha maybe that’s a title you’d have a better chance of coming close to winning Nate you little slapper hahahaha.”

While Diaz had his own way of answering that Tweet, the possibility of such a fight can not be overruled entirely. Who do you think will win in a slap fight if it ever happened? Let us know.

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