Despite being away from the octagon for over two years, Conor McGregor has somehow managed to stay in the MMA community’s spotlight sometimes through controversial actions off the octagon and other times through Twitter spats with other personalities. Recently, the Irishman has been engaged in a war of words with lightweight contender Justin Gaethje, leading Gaethje’s manager to take a brutal jibe at him.
The new BMF champion’s impressive performance in UFC 291 has added fuel to the excitement for a potential showdown with Mystic Mac. However, McGregor seems to be focusing on happy family time, away from all the back and forth.
Justin Gaethje’s manager brutally fires back at Conor McGregor’s BMF callout
In a recent interview, Ali Abdelaziz addressed the ongoing online feud between Gaethje and McGregor. Strongly criticizing Conor, Ali stated that he believes McGregor is not a fighter at the moment; instead, he sees him as a wealthy retired troll. Ali claimed that McGregor spends his days drinking, smoking weed, and doing drugs, which has led him to doubt McGregor’s ability to make a successful comeback in the future.
“He wants to talk about real killers. Conor McGregor is not a killer. He wants to talk about killers. Conor McGregor is not a fighter, he wants to talk about fighters. Conor McGregor is not a man. He wants to talk about men,” Ali said.
Justin Gaethje vs. Conor McGregor, anyone…? 👀 pic.twitter.com/qxgPk1lLOX
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) August 1, 2023
Abdelaziz went on to criticize Conor McGregor further, comparing him to other top fighters who put in consistent hard work, sacrifice time with their families, and train diligently. According to Gaethje’s coach, The Notorious does everything wrong and only seeks the limelight by engaging in controversies with fighters like Gaethje, as he misses being in the center of attention.
McGregor didn’t seem entirely impressed with Justin’s win and confidently claimed on Twitter that he could knock out Gaethje with a single shot. In response, Ali portrayed a different scenario for a hypothetical fight between the two fighters.
“This is the scenario that will happen: T-Mobile Arena, sold out arena, 20,000 people. Gaethje walk into that cage, McGregor walk into that cage, McGregor gets brutally hurt, injured, knocked out. I promise you this, you’re going to see an ambulance going straight to the cage, picking up Conor straight to the hospital,” he added.
You only can KO your brother artem 😂 https://t.co/Oqt7zyVWKU
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) August 1, 2023
Conor McGregor spends family time with fiancée Dee Devlin
Currently, McGregor has been seen enjoying a family vacation in the South of France with his fiancée, Dee Devlin. The Irish couple has been close friends for over fifteen years and has been engaged since 2020.
Devlin has been by McGregor’s side throughout his rise in the MMA world. The couple appears to share a loving relationship while raising their three beautiful children: Conor Jr, Croia, and Rian. Recently, from beach vacation pictures on social media, it appears that they are expecting another child, as McGregor was seen kissing his wife’s baby bump.
Despite rumors about McGregor’s relationship with other women, Devlin has not left his side since 2008, even being involved in his promotional team.
