During a UFC media day on Friday in Las Vegas, McGregor responded to a question about Ric Flair making the following comments via Twitter:
Coming from a guy who built a career copying my persona, I expected the type of class we get from Ronda or Anderson. pic.twitter.com/iVoC0Xva5g
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) August 7, 2016
After Diaz finishes you again, I dare you to try guys like Dolph, Brock, or Fit.
Oh you’re welcome for your gimmick pic.twitter.com/0qziVjlMav
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) August 7, 2016
McGregor responded by saying the following:
“Ric Flair’s a legend but as far as gimmicks, this is the real thing over here. I think these WWE guys, they’re not right in the head some of them. I mean the new guys are dweebs, let’s be honest, absolute dweebs but the old school guys are legends. Ric Flair is a legend. The McMahons of course — Dons. But I just say it as it is — they’re dweebs.
What’s the main guy? John Cena? He’s 40 years of age walking around in a luminous orange t-shirt and headband talking about no one can see him. You can see him right there — he’s a big fat 40 year old failed Mr. Olympian motherf*****. Do you know what I mean? They’re dweebs those guys.
I don’t know what to say to Ric Flair. This ain’t no gimmick, this is the real s***. I’ve got to get in there and fight a man for real. With no script, with no nothing.
He was talking about bringing some other wrestling guys over to challenge me. I said come bring it then. This is the real s*** over here. You want to come over, we can fight no problem. A few of them are talking about the street and all — if they want to do that, come at me and see what happens.”
No disrespect to the Dons of the game — the McMahons, Vinny Mac is a f****** legend. They wrote Vinny off a few years ago when he dropped from the billions and then he rose back up and he’s back in the billionaire club. What he’s been able to do with that bunch of dweebs he has over there at the moment is phenomenal and I respect him for that.
Then of course the OG’s that have been there — The Rock, “Stone Cold”, they’re all cool m*****f*****s but even Ric Flair’s a cool m*****f***** but I’m just speaking the truth. That new age of guys are just absolute dweebs and they seem messed up in the head. I don’t know what it is, when I hear them talk and I see the way they carry themselves, they just don’t seem right in the head. So that might have been a bit ruthless of me to say, but again it ain’t trash talk — it’s true talk.”
WWE posted a video a few days ago that features various superstars responding to McGregor’s initial comments:
TMZ has posted a video which features the comments. You can find it at this link.
Editor’s Note:
My good friend Adam Daley has summed up this whole thing perfectly: “This is either the worst work ever, or McGregor is officially punch drunk after that last Diaz fight.”