The rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to have heated up once again.
The Notorious was submitted by Khabib in October, 2018 after one of the most fierce build-ups in combat sports history.
And in a new, two word tweet McGregor appears to be recalling a taunt from their pre-fight press conference, simply posting the phrase 'blue lips'.
Prior to their bout, the Irishman branded his opponent as scared, saying: "You’re dead! I can see blue lips. Blue lips. Blue lips. Breathe kid take a breath.”
The Notorious faces Cerrone in his Octagon return on January 18 in what will be his first fight since losing to Nurmagomedov.
McGregor plans to use the fight as a springboard for another shot at the undefeated Russian, reports The Mirror.
But the decision to fight Cerrone at 170lb has caused confusion and Justin Gaethje, who was also in contention to face McGregor, has hit out.
"I mean, it’s a freak show man, I don’t know what to make of it," he told SiriusXM.
McGregor announced he would be returning to the octagon during a press conference in Russia in October and Cerrone quickly emerged as the frontrunner to face him.
They will clash at UFC 246 which will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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