Conor McGregor Tells TMZ Reporter To ‘Shut The F*** Up’ After Accusation Of Racism Towards Diaz
The mixed martial arts (MMA) world was turned upside down by yesterday’s (Wed., February 24, 2016) UFC 196 press conference between two of the game’s best trash talkers in Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
True to form, it was McGregor that kept the laughs rolling with some truly over-the-top trash talk where he accused Rafael dos Anjos and Frankie Edgar of having ‘sore vaginas’ for not being able to fight him while injured. As far as the man he was actually fighting was concerned, McGregor didn’t waste any time in making it personal.
Stating that he actually liked Diaz, McGregor used a backhanded jab to poke fun at Diaz’ thug persona and the somewhat contrasting fact that he makes extra money off of seminars:
“I honestly like Nick’s little bro,” McGregor said. “”He’s like a little cholo gangster from the hood, but at the same time, he coaches kids Jiu-jitsu on a Sunday morning, and goes on bike rides with the elderly!
“He makes gun signs with the right hand, and animal balloons on the left hand. You’re a credit to the community.”
The words had the fans laughing hysterically, but not surprisingly, others were offended by the smack talk, which they viewed as based on race.
A TMZ Sports reporter questioned McGregor as he walked out of the event, and ‘The Notorious’ was none too pleased with the wording of the inquiry:
Reporter: “You called him a cholo in there. That’s kind of racially motivated. Did you mean to say it like that?”
McGregor: “Mate, shut the f*** up with that. Remember that Jesus s*** you brought up? Such a stupid question.”
Reporter: “People wanna know that.”
McGregor: “You’re an idiot.”
But McGregor didn’t do much to disprove the theories that he’s racist in his trash talk, making a post on Instagram that featured his staredown with Diaz with a controversial caption, ‘I see a fajita’:
The two sides are undoubtedly going to be polarized over this one, with one side believing McGregor to truly be racist and out of line, while the other side will think that he’s just having fun hyping a fight and those that believe he’s racist are being overly politically correct.
It seems as if many issues in our society, and not just in fighting, are coming down to this unfortunate dichotomy, but as is normally the case, perhaps the truth is somewhere in between. Which side are you on?
