TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton is apparently known to McGregor, and once again got on the featherweight champion’s bad side, with a query relating to possible veiled racism used by the Irishman during his press conference with Diaz on Wednesday.
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“Do you think your opponents are running scared? This is the second time in a row this has happened,” Cotton asked, referring to a fighter pulling out of a bout against McGregor.
“What do you think?” McGregor replied.
Cotton said, “I think so.” McGregor replied: “Well, there you go. So do I.”
Then Cotton asked: “You called (Diaz) a ‘cholo’ (an anti-Mexican slur) in there. That’s kind of racially motivated. Did you mean to say it like that?”
That’s when McGregor snapped back: “Mate, shut the f— up and get away from me. Remember that Jesus s— you brought up? It was such a stupid question. . . . You’re an idiot.”
McGregor was referring to a previous interview with Cotton, in which his responses led to public backlash after McGregor claimed he could “whoop (Jesus’) ass” in a fight.
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The Aussie could see the humor in it, however, posting an old selfie with McGregor on Instagram:
Well played, Charlie, well played.
A photo posted by CHARLIE COTTON (@charliewcotton) on Feb 25, 2016 at 7:46pm PST
