“Ghetto Hillbilly” – When Conor McGregor silenced heavier Daniel Cormier with savage response in interview

When Conor McGregor shuts down Daniel Cormier with a brutal comeback. Here is what the Notorious one said.


“Ghetto Hillbilly” – When Conor McGregor silenced heavier Daniel Cormier with savage response in interview

Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor (Image Courtesy: SportsJOE.ie)

Conor McGregor is well known for his amazing trash talk and immediate comebacks. One of the major reasons why fans started liking McGregor was because of his trash talk, which was second to none. Especially during his early years in the UFC, McGregor was just a menace and didn’t care about anybody else. 

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Many fighters have tried and failed to match McGregor in verbal altercations. It wasn’t any different with former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier who also got a taste of McGregor’s trash talk. It all started when McGregor called Dustin Poirier as a ‘HillBilly’ as he was born in Louisiana. McGregor also used that comment on several others occasions during his fights against Poirier. 

Co-incidentally, DC comes from the same part of the country and might have been offended by McGregor’s remarks on Poirier. The fighter once took his chance and confronted McGregor during a UFC ESPN video call. DC asked the ‘Notorious‘ if he thinks of DC as a Hill Billy too. Cormier also has a warning to McGregor mentioning the size difference between the fighters.

He said: “Dustin and I are from the same home town, does that make me a HillBilly. Before you answer this you remember how much bigger I’m than you.” DC and others sitting on the program panel expected McGregor to comment on that however, the Irish had others plans as he chose to shock everybody with his response. “You’re a Ghetto HillBilly,” said McGregor. It was unexpected and hilarious but both the fighters had the mutual understanding that McGregor meant no harm by making that comment. 

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The confusing relationship between Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor

Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor Image Courtesy New York Post
Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor (Image Courtesy: New York Post)

The relationship between Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor has always been pretty weird. Conor McGregor’s biggest UFC upset was definitely against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Given that Daniel Cormier and Nurmagomedov trained at the same gym and are very close, it automatically made things hard for DC and McGregor.

The pair have participated in online altercations a few times and the bitterness is quite visible to the fans. On one such occasion, Cormier made some criticism of McGregor on his ESPN show, RC and DC in 2021. In response to that, McGregor went to Twitter and made a personal comment on DC.

fat drunk f–k” McGregor wrote in a later deleted tweet. Cormier didn’t let that slide, however, kept it professional and in one of his YouTube videos asked McGregor to focus more on his sinking UFC career.

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