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Conor McGregor is mad people are comparing his 50 Cent-esque first pitch to 50 Cent

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It wasn't the worst outcome of his athletic life this year, but Conor McGregor probably got a little more laughter than he wanted when he threw a first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game this week.

The pitch sailed several feet away from the strike zone and quickly triggered a familiar social media cascade. We're well-practiced when it comes to bad celebrity first pitches: point, laugh, compare to 50 Cent. As it turns out, McGregor has a problem with the last part of that process.

The former UFC champion posted an irate rant on Instagram containing a screencap of what he believes to be an offensive question, "Who had the worst first pitch?