‘Do you want to go to f****** war?’: Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping trade verbal blows online
‘Do you want to go to f****** war?’: Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping trade verbal blows over social media, as the Irish UFC star is warned to keep his ‘bodyguards around’ for their next encounter
- Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping locked horns on social media this week
- The Irish UFC star took aim at other fighters moving into the acting world
- Bisping was one of the names listed out by the ‘Notorious’ in a now-deleted tweet
- The ‘Count’ fired back, claiming McGregor needs his ‘bodyguards around
MMA star Conor McGregor has been told to keep his ‘bodyguards around’ by fellow UFC legend Michael Bisping, following their heated exchanges on social media.
The two fighters, though Bisping is long-retired, came to blows last week after the ‘Notorious’ took aim at other athletes moving into the TV and film industry.
Shortly after, Bisping fired back at the Irishman before McGregor unleashed a flurry of tweets and voice notes directed at his English counterpart that has caused quite the stir online.
UFC star Conor McGregor took aim at other fighters entering the world of acting and film
The Irishman picked on Michael Bisping’s television cameos, suggesting they were forgettable
The exchange started on Thursday when McGregor wrote: ‘All these little twerps wanna be actors now. Little twerps, There’s Only One Mac Daddy. Bad to the bone but with a good heart. Action with Jake [Gyllenhaal] or Rom com with Sarah Jessica [Parker]. Bisping, [re]member that show you were in. Ye me neither.’
Bisping has made a number of cameos in television across the last decade, including appearances in Hollyoaks Later and Twin Peaks, which McGregor is alluding to. Whereas, the Irishman was recently cast alongside Gyllenhaal for the upcoming Road House remake scheduled for this year.
On his podcast, Bisping fired back: ‘I was just befuddled when I saw that. I’m like, where is this coming from? What’s all that about? I mean, God bless him. I’m actually on set in Bulgaria and we stopped for a little break, looked at my phone as you do and someone had showed me that on DMs.
Bisping fired back at the MMA legend by claiming McGregor needs his ‘bodyguards around’
The 34-year-old has recently been cast in an acting role alongside Jake Gyllenhaal this year
‘He’s all excited, he’s had his first beer and he’s doing a big show with Jake Gyllenhaal, God bless him. Good for f****** you. Well done.
‘Why have you got to throw s*** my way? Just f****** make sure you’ve got your bodyguards around you next time you want to come and talk some s***, you little f***. Jesus Christ.’
One of Bisping’s co-hosts, fellow ex-UFC fighter Anthony Smith, chimed in with the question: ‘Why be an asshole when you know no one can do anything about it because you pay $500,000 a year in security?’
Bisping is one of the pioneers for British stars in the sport – making his UFC debut in 2006
From there, McGregor unleashed his fury via a series of now-deleted tweets. The ‘Notorious’ wrote: ‘Bisping you’ll do f*** all you little sprinter I’ll cave your head in. S*** fighter, s*** actor. Sirius Xm head. You’ll see when ya’s see me. Who’ll do what and who’ll need what. We will see.’
He later added in a Twitter voice note: ‘Do you want to go to war, man, yeah? Do you want to go to f****** war? We’ll go to war with you, yeah? Security. You little sausage of a thing.
‘I’ll have security set you up when you’re in Vegas again, pal. Keep my name out of your f****** mouth again or any type of threatening behaviour, or I’ll walk through your front door. You little dope. [Go] back where you belong you little clown, you little sprinter.’
McGregor is no stranger to an online spat – having locked horns with a number of fighters on the UFC’s roster in recent years, most notably with American Nate Diaz.
McGregor has regularly traded verbals on social media with rival Nate Diaz (R) in recent years
The the former two-weight world champion has not stepped foot in an Octagon since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
It was recently announced that the Irishman will not be able to fight in the UFC for at least six months due to doping rules, as he’s not been tested since last July.
USADA’s doping regulations do not allow an athlete to compete in the UFC unless they have been in the testing pool for six months, so any return to fighting in the immediate future for McGregor is likely to be in the ring rather than the octagon.
A potential second bout with all-time legend Floyd Mayweather has been in discussions but a deal is yet to be finalised.
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
