Conor McGregor is a budding MMA star who is currently rising through the ranks in the UFC featherweight division. He was a guest on SI Now earlier today and during the course of the interview he was asked who would win in a fight if he squared off with WWE star Sheamus.
His reply:
"As far as competitive fighting, I would whoop his ass. This is real here, what I do. It would be no contest. But I have much respect for the guy."
This led to a brief Twitter beef:
ok @SInowLIVE @ufc @TheNotoriousMMA, Conor wins. I don't hit featherweights or shoeshine boys. Mouth off to @BrockLesnar fella, I'm injured.
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 21, 2014
@WWESheamus, @BrockLesnar fought PURE, phoney. Me and Brock Vs You and any shmuck of your choice. #CelticPhoney #TagTeam @JRsBBQ @WWE @UFC
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 21, 2014
Had bigger dumps after a salad @TheNotoriousMMA lad. U can hold @BrockLesnar's @WWE title while the big boys duke-it-out. Win @ufc title 1st
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 21, 2014
@WWESheamus @BrockLesnar @WWE @ufc Careful now scaldy, you will wake up with no teeth and your nose on my mantle. #CelticPhoney #NeverFought
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 21, 2014
Phoney? @TheNotoriousMMA @BrockLesnar @WWE @ufc haha that last lad you 'knocked-out' went down on the breeze of a punch... #NeverConnected
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 21, 2014
Fun while it lasted!
Update: It's not over yet!
@WWESheamus @BrockLesnar @WWE 'Never connected' sounds more like your game. You wear ball stranglers and slap mens asses for a living.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 21, 2014
Whereas you talk for a living son & we all know who's ass @TheNotoriousMMA is kissing nightly. #LittleManBigChip
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 21, 2014
@WWESheamus I'll whoop you at your own game, then we can toast a whiskey and talk about true fighting. Always remember #UFCAsRealAsItGets
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 21, 2014
Whiskey in Dublin this Christmas @TheNotoriousMMA. Shirts on the deck, back-to-back, and we'll fight everyone. #TraditionalIrishChristmas
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 21, 2014