Conor McGregor has been called a “laughing stock” and a “joke” over plans to have a crack at the welterweight division. McGregor made his long-awaited comeback with a second-round TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier in January.
The pair are set to go head-to-head for a third time in July, although The Notorious has hinted he could move to 170lbs and fight welterweight champ Kamaru Usman.
Those plans have been rubbished by UFC rival Colby Covington, who lost to Usman in 2019. Speaking on MMA Fighting’s What The Heck , he said: “I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard about it and that’s obviously just Conor trying to get some hype, get some headlines. “Come on, dude, the guy just got knocked out by ‘Dustin Sorry-ier.’“Come on, are you serious?
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