CONOR McGREGOR and Jake Paul trolled Kamaru Usman after his shock knockout loss to Leon Edwards.
Usman was seconds away from winning his sixth welterweight title defence before British ace Edwards sent him crashing to the canvas with a stunning head-kick.
The Nigerian Nightmare suffered his first ever UFC defeat and that led to a rare sight as McGregor and Paul got on the same page on social media.
The UFC legend and YouTuber, who have taken shots at each other in the past, decided to poke some fun on the 35-year-old on Twitter.
McGregor tweeted: "Mi no lika the boi no sleep dem man hahahaha t**t got t*****d."
Paul, on the other hand, took a swipe at Usman's recent comments about him and his transition to boxing.
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The Nigerian-American star has considered switching sports and is keen on sharing the ring with undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.
The MMA fighter, though, turned down the idea of a potential fight against The Problem Child as he claims that would be too easy for him.
Paul tweeted a picture of Usman knocked out with the following bubble: "Jakey Pauli EZ [easy] fight."
UFC president Dana White confirmed Usman – ranked No1 pound-for-pound fighter going into the bout – had been taken to hospital for precautionary reasons after he was rendered unconscious.
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That was his second ever MMA loss as he also experienced defeat in CFA back in 2013.
The welterweight faced Jose Caceres, who beat him with a rear-naked choke.
The win for Edwards marks a fairy tale rise from ex-council estate tearaway to UFC world champion.
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The 30-year-old becomes the first British champion since Michael Bisping in 2016 and only the second ever.
McGregor and Paul have been at each other's throats in recent years with the UFC great recently describing the YouTuber as a "flop" in terms of his pay-per-view buys.
The younger Paul brother hit back by claiming the Irishman may have subscribed to his tweets.
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