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Gavin Quinn

Conor McGregor sends message to Khabib Nurmagomedov after Russian confirms he'll attend Dustin Poirier fight

Conor McGregor has taunted his bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in a series of now deleted social media posts.

Ahead of McGregor's return against Dustin Poirier in January, the recently retired Russian says that he'll be in attendance for the big fight.

The pair's bad blood has continued after their infamous UFC 229 clash in October 2018, with the pair regularly coming to blows on social media.

And after news emerged that the Eagle is planning to attend McGregor's UFC 257 return against Poirier, the Notorious one sent Khabib a message in a series of now deleted tweets.

The first tweet read: "S***** Jocks."

McGregor's second said: "You can run, but you can't hide."

And the third read: "Don't be scared homie."

Many fans will speculate that UFC are lining up a potential rematch between the bitter foes in the future, and Khabib reckons they could have it up their sleeves.

He told RT : "Maybe [they could]. They’re able to do that. Anything can happen.

"It could be Moscow, Abu Dhabi, New York… Believe me, they’re the best at that. No one compares to them [the UFC]."

And if he happens to cross paths with the Irishman in January, Khabib says he's not sure what way he will react.

"Why should I think about that?

"I’ll act based on the situation. If you don’t like someone or they don’t like you, it’s OK.

"If I meet someone I don’t like, I’ll act based on the situation."

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