Shortly after making his case to become President of Ireland, UFC icon Conor McGregor engaged in a rap battle following an online dispute with an Irish battle rapper.
Ireland, your President. ☘️❤️ pic.twitter.com/MdLQZzUwiI
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 4, 2023
News that the ex-UFC champion was considering running for office was met with some criticism. “Conor McGregor is a profoundly stupid person,” wrote Scott Moore, a political commentator from Northern Ireland.
McGregor caught wind of the post and fired back at Moore with a demeaning response. “Relax there pimples,” he replied. “You are a broke little ‘battle rapper.’”
However, rather than backing down and avoiding a possible pile-on from McGregor’s 10.4 million followers on X, Moore challenged him to settle their dispute in his arena: battle rap.
“I have a mental health condition where I compulsively pick my skin,” Moore explained. “I’m also autistic, I’ve used battle rap to stand up for disabled folk.”
He continued, “If you want to battle DM me. On cam. Unless you’re scared of a fella with pimples bodying you for the world to see.”
Hi @TheNotoriousMMA
— Watch Scomo vs Ghast Buff Now (@ScottMoore0) December 5, 2023
I have a mental health condition where I compulsively pick my skin
I’m also autistic, I’ve used battle rap to stand up for disabled folk 👇
If you want to battle DM me. On cam. Unless you’re scared of a fella with pimples bodying you for the world to see pic.twitter.com/0xbaGjUuMj
McGregor didn’t back down and wrote and recorded a round aimed at Scott “Scomo” Moore within an hour. He dropped his bars in a voice note on X, sending U.K. battle rap social media into a frenzy, causing a flurry of posts from fans refreshing their timelines looking for Scomo’s response to McGregor.
After an agonizing wait, Scomo dropped his reply, hitting back at McGregor’s rhyming skills. Check out their bars below.
Nonetheless, Conor McGregor wasn’t ready to end his battle rap debut and dropped another round. Scomo responded in kind before calling him out to battle in person. However, he ended up being blocked by the former champ. Check out the rest of their exchange below.
Back to back to back in a blink. 🔥 https://t.co/MKFRfKQVr0
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 5, 2023
I see you that and raise you this. https://t.co/R3xfsW5OzN pic.twitter.com/4R11vpPWnB
— Watch Scomo vs Ghast Buff Now (@ScottMoore0) December 5, 2023
Hey @TheNotoriousMMA, why’d you delete all the clips you posted?
— Watch Scomo vs Ghast Buff Now (@ScottMoore0) December 5, 2023
If you wanna call me an orange c###, you can do so to my face in a venue.
You wanna dip your toe in battle rap, then you get beat and backtrack.
Don’t dish it if you can’t take it. pic.twitter.com/DRVOi7ggr5