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Conor McGregor joked about his 11th place in the rankings after the latest UFC pound-for-pound list was released.
The list saw Khabib Nurmagomedov rise to the top of the rankings, replacing Jon Jones at No. 1 following Saturday’s performance by Justin Gaethje, which saw the Russian announce his retirement.
The last table saw Gaethje drop to No. 10, one spot ahead of McGregor. Dubliner’s next opponent, Dustin Poirier, is in seventh place.
Khabib reacted on social media saying, “It was my life’s work, I never got anything easy and they didn’t give me anything because I’m a good guy.
“Hard work, hope in Allah and patience, these three ingredients help me to be successful and, of course, to control and advise my Father, who invested a lot of time and work in me.”
McGregor, meanwhile, joked that the 11th position meant ‘Double 1’ on the list.
He tweeted: “Yeah! Double 1 on the pound-for-pound list! Awesome! #ChampChamp“
Nurmagomedov retires with a 29-0 record after having subdued Gaethje, Poirier and McGregor in his last three fights.
He revealed on Saturday that he had promised his mother that he would not continue fighting without his father, who passed away earlier this year after contracting Covid-19.
McGregor and Poirier, whom The Notorious defeated in 2014, are now likely to battle for the vacant belt when they meet in a rematch on January 23.
McGregor, meanwhile, is training ahead of his return to the UFC. The 32-year-old shared a clip of his practice with his teammate Cian Cowley as he accelerates his preparations.
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