22 hours Ago By Ben Davies
Conor McGregor has taken aim at Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev, pointing out he has more KOs in his UFC career.McGregor hasn’t stepped in the cage since 2021 after breaking his leg in a trilogy defeat to Dustin Poirier.McGregor has taken aim at Khabib and MakhachevBut he has kept up his wild and relentless social media activity, where he regularly picks verbal battles with renowned names on the UFC roster.
In recent times, the Irishman has lashed out at bitter and most common rival Nurmagomedov, who he fought and was beaten by in 2018.And McGregor reposted a photo of his own record of 19 KOs in professional MMA comparing it with Nurmagomedov’s, as well as current champions Makhachev and Topuria.He posted the graphic on Instagram, with the caption: “3 little staph infections.
#KOKINGMACGREGOR.”McGregor had 11 more stoppages than Nurmagomedov on nine, while current UFC champions Topuria and Makhachev trailed on six and five respectively.‘The Notorious’ was primarily known for his devastating striking power, which saw him KO some of the sport’s leading fighters including Jose Aldo and Eddie Alvarez.
His stoppage record is frightening and is one of the central reasons why he rose to the pinnacle of the UFC as Dana White‘s biggest superstar.Nurmagomedov was known for his incredible wrestling ability as opposed to his KO power.But despite having a smaller number of KOs, he will be happy to boast of his undefeated professional record.
Topuria is simply in the early stages of his career and could reach McGregor’s KO numbers, as his career pushes forward in the coming years.Topuria was also called out by McGregor, with the pair having teased a fight in the pastGettyThe Spaniard too carries big power, but may find stoppages harder to come by as he only now fights the most elite calibre of opponents.Makhachev has followed in the footsteps of mentor Nurmagomedov on an incredible run to become UFC lightweight champion.
He too possesses elite level wrestling and a large majority of his stoppages have come from submissions.McGregor’s incredible statistic is formed from a dominant era he held in MMA, which first saw him become a Cage Warriors champion.He then made the switch to the UFC, where his sharp rise saw him become a simultaneous two-weight champion.
But unfortunately his fortunes have taken a turn for the worse with just one win in the cage since 2016, which came against Donald Cerrone in 2020.McGregor had a frightening KO recordGetty ImagesMcGregor was due to make his long-awaited comeback against Michael Chandler last year, but withdrew with a new injury.Dana White has given a series of worrying updates on his future, unsure if he will ever return.
And UFC icon Chael Sonnen is pretty convinced we won’t see McGregor in the cage again.“You have to understand. What part of it would he come back for?,” he said.
“We’re told by him that he doesn’t need the money, we can see that his time is occupied. A lot of fighters cling to the sport because they have nothing else to do.“He’s got a beating standing in front of him.
We can go 155 [pounds], we can go 170, we can make up a weight class.“There’s not an athlete under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Champions, located in southern Nevada, that he can beat.“We’ve got a guy who can’t breathe for a full round.
This is just a reality, there’s nothing to come back for, there’s no reason to come back.”.
