Rafael dos Anjos and Conor McGregor were in a fiery mood at the weigh in ahead of McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3 at UFC 264
Across the last couple of years, as Conor McGregor has waned in the world of MMA and been embroiled in contentious issues away from the arena, the Irishman has resorted to desperate measures.
While his decadent nature has always been at the fore of his personality, Conor has gotten more vile and ugly over the years. His insults and jibes have gotten personal as was well documented in his ongoing scuffle with Dennis Poirier.
Ahead of his trilogy showdown with Dennis at UFC 264, Conor decided for some reason to indulge in a fracas with Rafael dos Anjos as well. The two squabbled at the weighing ahead of UFC 264 with both indulged in an alteration backstage.
Conor McGregor And Rafael dos Anjos Bicker
Rafael dos Anjos who is an insurance policy for the main event between Dennis and Conor found himself in the midst of a face off with Conor. The Brazilian and Irishman went off backstage after both weighed 156 pounds.
The two were captured shouting f*** you to each other before McGregor went onto say, “You bottled it mate. Don’t ever forget it, you little rat.”
The two were subsequently separated by security in a bid to refrain things from getting sour. Anjos was captured telling the camera in the aftermath of the fight, “Whenever he wants, we can fight here. I don’t f****** care.”
Here's what went down between Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos after the weigh ins yesterday 👀 #UFC264pic.twitter.com/CUoGy5M26n
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 10, 2021
Things refused to quieten down afterwards either with Rafael taking to Twitter to hit out at Conor. Rafael dos Anjos went onto tweet: ‘Conor, you’re such a snake, sneaking from behind and playing tough.”
Alcoholic hallucinosis from drinking cheap whiskey until 3:39am https://t.co/BApwKfskzQ
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 8, 2021
Conor McGregor Lashes Out At Khabib
Conor has been in a particularly irate mood ahead of his impending UFC fight night. Apart from taking swipes at Dennis and Rafael, Conor went onto hit out at his much hated rival, Khabib with him claiming Khabib had scurried away from the ring by retiring.
Conor also claimed that he didn’t count tap ins and referee results as wins and for his only knockouts determined who was the winner of a matchup.
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