Seth Rollins Responds to the Shots Conor McGregor Took at WWE Wrestlers

Watch Seth Rollins respond to the shots Conor McGregor has taken at WWE wrestlers on ESPN’s 'SportsCenter.'

August 19, 2016

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Conor McGregor lobbed some fighting words in the direction of the WWE's stable of wrestlers in early August by calling them "messed up p*ssies" during a conference call for UFC 202. He then doubled down on that by posting this tweet a short time later, which eventually led to a number of wrestlers responding over Twitter:

As if that wasn't enough, McGregor then tripled down on his WWE beef by referring to John Cena as a "big, fat, 40-year-old failed Mr. Olympia motherf*cker" during another UFC 202 media session before seemingly accepting a challenge from Ric Flair to fight a group of WWE wrestlers. Wild stuff (and a great promotional tool for UFC 202!).

All of that led to Friday morning's SportsCenter where Seth Rollins was asked to respond to McGregor's trash talk. Rollins said that McGregor sounded like a WWE wrestler and told him to get into the ring with a wrestler if he thinks he's so tough:

Rollins also took a tongue-in-cheek shot at the UFC champion when Harris asked him if he thinks McGregor would make "a good WWE superstar":

This is the type of feud that gives people like WWE owner Vince McMahon and UFC president Dana White giant marketing boners. After all, hype is where the PPV dollars come in (though we should point out that this isn't the first time Rollins has defended the WWE during an attack from someone associated with the UFC). And speaking of PPV dollars, you can watch McGregor fight Nate Diaz at UFC 202 on Saturday night followed by WWE's SummerSlam on Sunday.

In the meantime, check out the clip above to hear Rollins talk more about McGregor. You can also watch him talk more about McGregor during an appearance on ESPN First Take below: