Internet sensation Hasbulla Magomedov has pleaded with UFC boss Dana White to let him fight Conor McGregor following the pair's back and forth on Twitter.
McGregor hit out at the Russian earlier this month in an unprovoked attack, labelling him a "smelly inbred" in a series of now-deleted tweets. "I’d love to boot that little gimp Hasbulla over a goal post," McGregor tweeted. "How much to get him on the volley? I’m gonna make it my mission to score a three pointer with him one day, hon the GAA." Kicking a ball over the posts in Gaelic football is one point, while scoring a goal is worth three."
Hasbulla, who has growth hormone deficiency (GHD), was linked to fight in the UFC last year against bitter rival Abdu Rozik with White refusing to rule out the clash. The fight never came around with White stating Hasbulla's father was against the idea, but Hasbulla is now seemingly open to settling his rivalry with former two-weight champion McGregor in the octagon.
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"Hey uncle Dana White and UFC please make it happen," he tweeted. "Let me eat this chicken Conor McGregor. I'm hungry, I’ll smash him with my mountain spirit. My brother Khabib [Nurmagomedov] smashed him and all his team, now is my time to rise!" Hasbulla is good friends with McGregor's old rival and now-retired UFC legend Nurmagomedov.
Hasbulla previously challenged McGregor to meet him at the UFC 280 card in Abu Dhabi and insisted the promotion have given him a contract. "I don’t follow bums… I didn’t know someone was running their mouth, @ me next time," he wrote. "I have my UFC contract now. If Conor McGregor is really a man… see me in Abu Dhabi. Got smashed by Khabib already. Guess his money from Mayweather ran out and he needs more attention".
In another now-deleted tweet, McGregor shared an edited photo of himself on a boat holding up a children's toy with Hasbulla photoshopped onto its head. He captioned the picture "now what you saying you little g***," before deleting the post. Hasbulla became an internet sensation two years ago with videos of his dares and stunts since amassing over two billion views on TikTok.
The 19-year-old recently visited Australia and spent time with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, wiping a burger in his face in his latest prank. Volkanovski is on good terms with the Russian as he came to his defence following McGregor's attack, writing to his UFC rival: "You’ll have to go through me first, leave my mate alone."
