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There was a mixed reaction to Conor McGregor’s latest jibe at Nate Diaz
Published 12:35 25 Feb 2016 GMT
Updated 13:46 25 Feb 2016 GMT
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Not sure this is entirely necessary.
Conor McGregor took to Twitter this morning to insult Nate Diaz once more. The Dubliner unloaded several insults towards his UFC 196 opponent last night at the press conference to preview the hastily rescheduled fight next week. But clearly the Irishman needed to land the very final blow in his war of words with the American, and decided that the Stockton native reminded him most of a very popular food, which is more associated with Mexico, than California. Fans and social media users seem divided on McGregor's intended meaning, with some claiming that it was another racially-charged epithet from McGregor, who previously apologised for calling Dennis Siver a Nazi. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/702802015982714880 The reaction was mixed to the insult with some fans delighted https://twitter.com/DanHighcock5/status/702804383885598720 And others criticalhttps://twitter.com/CHPSTCK/status/702806298841243648 Emma Stone popped up to explain how truly shocking the comment was in case you didn’t know you should be shocked already https://twitter.com/nicolemarinei/status/702803082837663744 Others thought McGregor should be a bit more careful in his choice of words https://twitter.com/LasVegasLocally/status/702802232526315520 And even one fan made a decent point about bringing food to a fist fight https://twitter.com/PaddyWhacked86/status/702802483471630336@TheNotoriousMMA Normally so witty...is race baiting all you have left?
— wendybird (@wendybirdland) February 25, 2016
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