Terrance McKinney fires back at Conor McGregor's 'scum' posts: 'I'll put that old man to sleep'

Terrance McKinney has answered Conor McGregor. After the former two-division UFC champion called him "scum" on X for missing weight before his first-round TKO of Jim Miller at UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, Nov. 14, McKinney used his post-fight press conference to ask for McGregor next.

"Let me get Conor McGregor next," McKinney said in a clip posted by MMA Fighting on Sunday. "Southpaw versus southpaw. I'll put that old man to sleep."

The fight and the weight miss

McKinney weighed 160.2 pounds on Friday, 4.2 pounds over the non-title lightweight limit of 156, and the bout with Miller went ahead anyway. It did not last long: McKinney stopped the veteran by KO/TKO at 1:53 of the first round on the prelims, according to the official UFC.com results. MMA Junkie's Nolan King noted it was the first time Miller had been finished by strikes since Dan Hooker knocked him out with a knee in April 2018.

Because of the miss, McKinney was not eligible for a performance bonus. In his octagon interview with Joe Rogan he apologized and confirmed a move up in weight. "I wanna apologize for missing weight," McKinney said. "This is my last fight at 155. Welterweight division, look the f--- out."

What McGregor posted

McGregor, 38, reacted on X as the fight ended, in a series of four posts quoted by Bloody Elbow, SportBible and others:

• "Damn."
• "Unlucky Jim. Terrible behaviour to miss weight like that against a legend."
• "Scum in fact. UAE jail throw away the key type s---."
• "I'll get that money back and karma will get fat t--s. Fact. Awesome career Jim! Bravo."

The "money" line refers to a bet. According to Bloody Elbow, McGregor had placed a $200,000 wager on three underdogs at UFC 334 that would have paid out about $6 million, and Miller was the first leg. SportBible reported that the other two picks were Josh Hokit to beat Ciryl Gane and Amanda Nunes to beat Kayla Harrison. Both lost, so the whole ticket failed. SportBible and HITC also report that McGregor later deleted some of the posts, including the one sharing his picks.

McKinney's side of the cut

At the press conference, McKinney described a brutal cut. He said he got stuck at around 162 pounds and "even cried a little bit." Asked whether he worried that New York officials might cancel the fight because he missed by so much, he said: "Oh, hell yeah. I was scared." He added that he had texted his girlfriend to get ready to move back in with his mother.

He said he planned to take about six months off to bulk up properly for welterweight.

Is McGregor vs McKinney realistic?

For now, it's just a callout. McGregor has said his next UFC fight will be his last and has named Max Holloway as the opponent he wants. No McGregor fight has been booked, and the UFC has not responded to McKinney's request. McKinney now has another first-round finish on his record and a new division ahead of him.