Conor McGregor has defended Paddy Pimblett after his online altercation with a pro wrestling champion.
During his rise to prominence, Pimblett became known for voicing his opinion on social media and was banned by Twitter for it.
On Tuesday, he took on AEW Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman – better known as MJF – claiming pro wrestling is more dangerous than MMA before the duo began trading insults in a heated exchange.
MJF ended the argument by suggesting that Pimblett was just another UFC fighter trying to follow the example of “Notorious” – who is the biggest star in MMA history.
“Unlike you, I’m 100% natural and I’m also 100% original. Unlike you,” he wrote.
“You’re a talking Conor McGregor dollar store, a Will from Stranger Things who looks like a** that wouldn’t last two seconds in my world #Betterthanyou See you in London.”
The former two-weight UFC champion stepped in after his name was mentioned, defending Pimblett who he has praised on several occasions before.
“A Conor dollar store is still worth millions!” Let’s go young Paddy Pimb! I don’t know who this other clown is,” McGregor tweeted, prompting an angry response from MJF.
“I’m going to fuck Conor’s clone. Then I’ll wipe my ass with the original. Stay in your lane, you’ve ridden a sprite. You can’t hang out with the AEW World Champion,” he tweeted.
Neither McGregor nor Pimblett has responded to MJF since, as they both have bigger fish to fry right now.
“The Baddy” is currently gearing up to face Jared Gordon at UFC 282, which he will co-headline Dec. 10 in Las Vegas after Jiri Prochazka’s recent withdrawal forced a reshuffle of the card.
Meanwhile, McGregor is training hard as he edges closer to a return to the octagon for the first time since fracturing his tibia and fibula at UFC 264 in July 2021.
The 34-year-old recently revealed he would be ‘clear’ to rejoin the USADA testing pool in February and will pass two drug tests before booking his highly anticipated comeback fight.