Conor McGregor responds to news of Khabib’s MMA gym being raided following Dagestan terror attacks

Conor McGregor feels somewhat rehabilitated after a series of horrific terrorist attacks in Dagestan, the birthplace of his old rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.

At least 21 people were killed, including 16 police officers, and another 25 were injured after gunmen attacked a synagogue, churches and a police station in the city of Derbent and the Dagestan capital Makhachkala on Sunday, June 23. According to a CNN report, attackers “set the building on fire with Molotov cocktails” at the synagogue in Derbent, while police officers and security guards outside were killed in the attack.

Sergey Melikov, head of the Republic of Dagestan, said at least six “militants” were also killed after the attack, one of whom has been identified as Gadzhimurad Kagirov, a former MMA fighter once affiliated with Khabib Nurmagomedov and the UFC Hall of Famer’s late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

In the wake of the shocking news, Conor McGregor, who is considered Nurmagomedov’s biggest enemy inside the Octagon, has continued to tweet and delete his thoughts on the situation, accompanied by the hashtag #ConorWasRight.

The Irish megastar recently reposted the hashtag in response to a video from Aussie Cossack showing Nurmagomedov’s Eagle MMA gym being raided by Russian security forces in Makhachkala.

Conor McGregor first accused Khabib of links to terrorism in 2018

McGregor first suggested Nurmagomedov had ties to terrorism in 2018, accusing the former lightweight champion’s manager, Dominance MMA’s Ali Abdelaziz, of being a “lying terrorist snitch” ahead of his record-setting fight with ‘The Eagle’ at UFC 229.

The Washington PostDes Bieler later wrote that McGregor’s comments appeared to reference a 2013 book titled Enemies from within: A look inside the NYPD’s secret spy unit and bin Laden’s latest plot against America. In it, the authors allege that Abdelaziz cooperated with the New York Police Department and the FBI before they became concerned that he had become a double agent and tried to deport him.

Abdelaziz is, of course, one of the best-known managers in mixed martial arts, with a client list that includes Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, Justin Gaethje, Henry Cejudo and Kayla Harrison.