Conor McGregor has been told by Islam Makhachev's coach to "keep it clean" in order to earn respect from other fighters on the UFC roster.
McGregor is out of action having broken his leg during a defeat by Dustin Poirier last July, but he has maintained his activity on social media. Although the Irishman has been updating fans of his progress online, he has also been picking feuds with a number of leading stars online including Carl Froch, Khabib Nurmagomedov and most recently Makhachev.
The Russian star followed in the footsteps of his mentor Nurmagomedov and became UFC lightweight champion with submission victory over Charles Oliveira at the weekend. McGregor took to social media to claim he had the tools to become the latest man to beat Makhachev in an X-rated message. He tweeted: "Nice fight, nice performance. I have built all the tools to beat this style now vs before. Experience vs s***.