Conor McGregor has told his old rival Nate Diaz to keep poking at Dustin Poirier after the UFC fighters went back-and-forth on social media in recent weeks.
The pair have been swapping tweets at one another in recent weeks, with fans speculating that they could be in talks for a potential fight.
It started with a post from Diaz showing them facing off at a press conference for a 2018 fight that was eventually called off, with Poirier responding by saying he would handily win their fight.
And McGregor, who has shared five fights with the two in total, has weighed in on the Twitter storm, saying that he is entertained by watching his rivals argue.
"Boss the f*** up quit being a lil b****, I do what I want you do what you're told," Diaz said in a recent indirect tweet, likely aimed at Poirier.
And McGregor responded, saying "Hahahahah continue going, I am entertained."
The feud has been going on for years after a bout was initially planned between the two Americans in 2018, which was pulled from the UFC 230 card at Madison Square Garden.
Diaz believed that Poirier was 'afraid' to fight him, but their careers have gone on very different trajectories since that event, with Poirier now a top contender at lightweight while Diaz has free-falled down the welterweight rankings.
Poirier went on to beat Max Holloway for the interim lightweight title, and despite losing his unification bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov, he got back to winning ways quickly against Dan Hooker.
And his career took a major upswing when, seemingly out of nowhere, Conor McGregor agreed to a rematch with him, which ended up being put together by the UFC.
Poirier defeated McGregor on Yas Island in Dubai earlier this year, before winning their trilogy bout to earn a shot at the lightweight champion Charles Oliveira last month.
Meanwhile, Diaz did defeat former champion Anthony Pettis in his first fight back after three years in 2019, but he lost his next two to Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards and is now unlikely to be given a big fight against the likes of Poirier.
A McGregor trilogy could be on the cards, with the Irishman having previously said that the fight would "always be there", and both men having lost their last two.
"I’d love to compete against Diaz," McGregor told The Mac Life in January.
"We will compete again - if that happens at lightweight, you know, for a title that would be something special also.
"So, there’s many great options that are in the works and let’s see what happens. I am ready.”
Later this year, after McGregor had lost to Poirier in their rematch, his manager Audie Attar added to those comments, saying that the trilogy "will happen".
"The trilogy fight is going to happen," Attar added. "Conor publicly said it has to happen and I know both fighters intend to make it happen.
"I think it's just gonna happen in the near future, just not next, immediately."
