"Put the Proper Twelve down" - Fans turn on Conor McGregor as he issues word of warning in cryptic tweet
Fans were left wondering after Conor McGregor posted a series of cryptic messages on social media.
The UFC superstar took to Twitter to issue a few ominous warnings against someone his team is apparently feuding with.
Check out the following tweets below:
twitter.com/thenotoriousmm…
Yup my team! My team for life! We’re skinning cunts years. Fuck training today lads these guys are pish. Let’s go drive balls off the top of the burj Al Arab instead! Yup my country Dubai! We do work out here!
Yup my country Ireland!
For life we rule! ☘️ 🇮🇪 twitter.com/thenotoriousmm…
Go against my team I’ll trap you inside an arena. Like a scared rat.
Word to the Barclay.
Followers of the sport will know that trying to decode McGregor's ambiguous messages is a fool's errand. Nonetheless, a few fans tried to make sense out of the former UFC two-division champion's words.
Fans react to Conor McGregor's cryptic tweets
A few fans noticed that Conor McGregor could be reigniting his feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov. This segment of observers believes that McGregor's mention of "Barclays" and "my team" are references to his infamous bus attack in 2018.
With that in mind, they speculated that McGregor is taking potshots at his former rival again. For context, 'The Notorious' and a few of his teammates stormed the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, to "send a message" to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
This was when the Irishman infamously threw a steel dolly through the window of a bus carrying Nurmagomedov and a few other UFC fighters. However, of course, a few Twitter users reminded the Irishman how that story ended for him and his squad.
Check out the tweet below:
@TheNotoriousMMA Khabib went against your teammate and made light work of you so doubt that tbf
@TheNotoriousMMA Conor McGregor Yes! This is a #Fact #AlternativeReality THIS IS ONLY BUSINESS #ufc277 #mma https://t.co/b38I2nrruO
@brandon_jonesss @TheNotoriousMMA https://t.co/o85q8jCJV5
One Twitter user believes the tweets are just McGregor's way of trying to "keep relevant," while another suggested that the Irishman needs to ditch his current team.
@SeeUSoonBoyy @TheNotoriousMMA Seems your struggling to keep relevant
@TheNotoriousMMA Dude you use “loyal to my team” as an excuse to be comfortable in training. Being told “yes” to everything & beating up walking punching bags 2 feel like the man. U think Kavanagh and Roddy gonna tell u the truth? Ask urself why u ain’t won a fight against top 10 since 2016.
There were also those who didn't take McGregor's threats too seriously. A few fans on social media thought the Irishman just had too much whiskey to drink and maybe even had something stronger.
@TheNotoriousMMA Buddy put the proper twelve down
@TheNotoriousMMA The wiskey going crazy on god
@TheNotoriousMMA https://t.co/M4sdTo9T9e
@TheNotoriousMMA https://t.co/4HXWiPu1ZT
@TheNotoriousMMA It seems like you're just struggling to fill up that tweet with words
@TheNotoriousMMA Proper 12 is the way
McGregor even got a reply from former UFC light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa. However, the Englishman merely laughed at the former double-champion's indecipherable message.
@TheNotoriousMMA 😂😂😂
Finally, there were a few hopeful fans who thought the messages were signs of McGregor's impending return to the octagon. Some speculated that the Irishman could be trying to get Nurmagomedov to agree to a rematch, while others thought 'The Notorious' could be headlining a UFC event at the Barclays Center.
@TheNotoriousMMA Khabib rematch
@TheNotoriousMMA Yes, just like this, I hope. https://t.co/DcwWVz99UD
@TheNotoriousMMA UFC return @ the Barclays center ?
McGregor has been on the sidelines recovering from his leg injury since last July. If UFC president Dana White is to be believed, the Irishman could return later this year or early next year.