5. John Kavanagh mocks Khabib Nurmagomedov’s religion.
@John_Kavanagh @arielhelwani you can’t joking about religion, be careful. #thisisnotshow
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) April 19, 2016
Mocking someone because of his religion rarely ends well, but don’t tell that to MMA coach John Kavanagh. Earlier this year, Khabib was returning to action and the rumors of his first opponent were swirling. Everyone wanted him to face off against Rafael dos Anjos. Khabib was interested, but because he has to fast during part of the summer for religious beliefs, the match couldn’t take place right away. Kavanagh took it as an opportunity to mock Khabib, and judging from the amount of angry responses he received, he probably won’t make that mistake again.
6. Daniel Cormier calls Jon Jones a junkie.
Coward is running from the scene of a crime without checking on person you hurt. Coward is refusing to fight Gustafson. Coward is ufc 151
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2016
Jon jones I have never been afraid of you or anyone in my entire life. You calling me coward is insane. Your day will come bitch.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2016
Remember jones I didn’t call u coward when u moved our 1st fight due to injury hypocrite. That’s biggest word I’ll use when talking to u.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
Last tweet. Jon ur dumb! Like really dumb. Get off ur high horse and stop riding the white horse. Junkie , I’m gonna rip ur head off!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
It’s no secret that light heavyweights Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier aren’t fans of one another, but things escalated quickly when Jones called Cormier “an absolute coward” after he had to pull out of their fight with a leg injury. Cormier didn’t hold back by reminding Jones that he moved their first fight due to an injury and then went even further to call him a junkie. Needless to say, things were definitely getting personal.
