UFC star Conor McGregor called Ali Abdelaziz, the manager of UFC 229 opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov, a "snitch, terrorist rat" in Thursday's open press conference.
Ahead of his return to the Octagon on Saturday following more than two years away, the 30-year-old Irishman also inferred the promoter may have been involvement in the 9/11 attacks:
Mark SuleymanovThat's one hell of an accusation from Conor McGregor #UFC229 https://t.co/tBRZqiCJmI
Per Des Bielerof theWashington Post, McGregor continued
"He was pulled off of a flight going from Cairo, Egypt, to New York City on September 11, 2001.