Conor McGregor ramped up his calls for a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov - then deleted his tweets. The former two-weigh UFC world champion was choked out by Nurmagomedov more than two years ago.
He has repeatedly called for a rematch despite fighting just once since - a 40-second win over Donald Cerrone this year. But as he prepares for a second clash with Dustin Poirier next month, McGregor appears to still have his mind on Nurmagomedov.
The lightweight champion announced his retirement following his win over Justin Gaethje in October, but has retained his belt.
UFC president Dana White is confident he can coax Nurmagomedov out of retirement when they meet for talks in Abu Duabi. And McGregor has one eye on those conversations as he
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