Conor McGregor has challenged Hasbulla to a UFC sparring match as the pair continue to feud online.
McGregor hasn’t fought since last year when he broke his leg during a defeat to Dustin Poirier but he has regularly developed rifts with rivals online including Hasbulla, a social media star and Russian prankster.
It is not clear what has caused the feud between the pair, but Hasbulla is good friends with McGregor’s longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Conor McGregor has challenged Hasbulla to a UFC sparring match as the pair continue to feud
Conor McGregor has again reignited his war of words with internet sensation Hasbulla
Hasbulla has previously demanded that UFC president Dana White lets him fight McGregor in the octagon after their rivalry continued to develop.
The Irishman has now called for something similar to happen and set out the rules on social media.
In a now-deleted tweet, McGregor called out Hasbulla and said: ‘Let me spar Hasbulla UFC. Big gloves and a friendly affair I swear.’
Hasbulla hasn’t publicly responded to McGregor yet but given the history behind their spat, it would be a surprise if he said no, with him regularly labelling McGregor a ‘chicken’ – a nickname considered to be a particularly bad slur in Russia.
The Irishman challenged the pint-sized internet sensation before deleting his tweet later
Hasbulla has not yet publicly responded to McGregor’s call for a UFC sparring match
McGregor first caused an uproar earlier this month on social media by going after the pint-sized internet sensation.
In a similar series of now-deleted tweets, the UFC star went after the 99cm-tall prankster.
McGregor tweeted: ‘I’d love to boot that little gimp Hasbulla over a goal post’, before he labelled him a ‘little smelly inbred’.
Hasbulla previously hit back at another of McGregor’s deleted tweet after being called a ‘gimp’
Hasbulla wasted no time in hitting back at the Irishman.
‘I don’t follow bums… didn’t know someone was running their mouth,’ Hasbulla tweeted.
He followed up with: ‘At least one of us kept an undefeated record. Hasbulla 1. McGregor 0.’
Their war of words was then re-ignited again when McGregor called Hasbulla a ‘gimp’ again in a now-deleted post on social media.
The UFC star hit out at the Russian prankster, before Hasbulla fought back.
McGregor tweeted an edited photo showing himself on a boat holding up on a children’s toy with Hasbulla’s head photoshopped on.
Hasbulla has amassed a huge online following including 3.2 million followers on Instagram and 4.7 billion views on TikTok
McGregor had captioned the picture: ‘Now what you saying you little gimp,’ before later deleting the tweet.
Hasbulla hit back and posted a screenshot of the now-deleted post and said: ‘Can’t make this up. @TheNotoriousMMA why you delete every time I reply.’
He then responded again, calling for a fight between the pair to be organised.
Hasbulla added: ‘Hey uncle @danawhite and @ufc please make it happen, let me eat this chicken @TheNotoriousMMA. Im hungry, I’ll smash him with my mountain spirit. My brother @TeamKhabib smashed him and all his team, now is my time to rise! #HasbullaTime #CantDeleteMyTweetsConor.’
Hasbulla is good friends with McGregor’s longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC president White has previously talked about the idea of Hasbulla fighting , although claimed this is unlikely to happen due to Hasbulla’s dad being reluctant to let his son fight in the cage due to fears for his safety.
Although he signed a five-year contract with UFC this month, White plans to use the Russian for media and appearances rather than fights.
Hasbulla shot to fame in late 2020 when he began posting videos on Instagram and TikTok of himself performing daring stunts and pranks.
With his unique appearance and confident attitude, he soon amassed a huge online following including 3.2 million followers on Instagram and 4.7 billion views on TikTok.
He was born with growth hormone deficiency, a condition known as dwarfism, causing him to have an abnormally short stature with normal body proportions.
