"I think [Mendes] is crumbling already, to be honest," McGregor said Wednesday. "I just, I see forced. I see a forced persona or something. He's just different. And then the little back and forth tweets with Jose, and he's talking in [Portuguese]. ‘Can I have your fan support, please,' and all this bull. What is that? That's women s--t. That's not even, that's disrespectful to women. I don't know what that is. That's coward s--t, is what that is."
Mendes' message, which he posted in Aldo's native tongue on Tuesday, translates out to, "Jose Aldo, when we compete, we compete. You will always have my respect. @thenotoriousmma doesn't respect nothing. Will I have the support of your fans at UFC 189?"