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Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Conor McGregor claims only one fighter was able to "put a scratch" on him

Conor McGregor claims that Chad Mendes was the only fighter to "put a scratch" on him in his legendary career, despite losing six fights.

The former two-weight world champion had an aggressive outburst in his latest 'tweet and delete' spree last night after being criticised by Henry Cejudo for his training footage. And amid a series of insults being hurled at the former Olympic gold medalist, McGregor also claimed that Mendes, now a bare-knuckle boxer, was the only one to ever put a scratch on his face.

This is despite McGregor having lost by stoppage six times in his MMA career, as well as once in boxing, and having had a bloody war with Nate Diaz at UFC 202. He made the intense claim in a tweet, saying: "Try and hold. I don't care, I'm trying to find nasty shots to end a person here.

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