Gallery Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor at UFC 229: Best photos view 15 images In America, when someone calls another person a “chicken,” it’s considered nothing more than a childish insult. This apparently is not the case in Russia. And so, when Khabib Nurmagomedov started calling Conor McGregor a “chicken” in 2016 and repeatedly hurled the insult at him, McGregor’s SBG Ireland teammate, Artem Lobov , took major exception. In an interview Monday with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, “The Russian Hammer” broke his silence for the first time since an April confrontation with Dagestani champion Nurmagomedov, explaining how “chicken” was the genesis of a bitter feud that culminated with a post-fight melee . “It might not sound very serious to you guys, but just so you know, ‘chicken’ is one of the biggest insults you can give a man in Russia,” said Lobov, adding that him, McGregor and Nurmagomedov were cool with each other prior to the insults.
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