Conor McGregor slammed by manager over Mayweather ‘p***y’ Instagram dig
CONOR MCGREGOR’s recent criticism of Floyd Mayweather Jr has been slammed by one of his potential future opponent’s manager.
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Earlier this week, UFC president Dana White claimed Mayweather had expressed an interest in having a mixed martial arts fight to him.
Mayweather quickly poured cold water on talk of him entering the UFC, insisting his recent comments on a potential deal with MMA’s premier promotion were taken out of context.
“That’s not what I said,” the former five-weight world champion said. “Exactly what I said is this, if I made a billion dollars before, I could do it again.
“If I chose to get in the UFC and fight three fights or fight four fights and then fight Conor McGregor, I could make a billion dollars, which I can.
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“I can do it in three fights or even four fights, I could make a billion dollars if I choose to get into the Octagon and fight.
“We just don’t know what the future holds for Floyd Mayweather. I don’t look forward to getting back in a boxing ring. That’s what I don’t look forward to doing.
“I’m just saying I could — I’m not doing it — but I’m saying what I could do to make a billion dollars quick if I wanted to do that. That’s what I was saying.”
Mayweather’s U-turn prompted a short but strong reaction from McGregor, who he faced in a multi-million-pound boxing match in August.
It's crazy @TheNotoriousMMA everyone p****s when the guys ducked everyone that can beat him
After catching wind of the boxing legend’s comments, McGregor posted a picture of himself at the UFC 205 post-fight press conference to his Instagram page with the accompanying caption: “P***y.”
McGregor’s post didn’t go unnoticed by the manager of lightweight title contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ali Abdelaziz.
Abdelaziz, like many of McGregor's critics, believes 'The Notorious' isn’t in a position to question anyone’s desire to fight as he dodged several fights, most notably one against Frankie Edgar.
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“It's crazy @TheNotoriousMMA everyone p****s when the guys ducked everyone that can beat him," Abdelaziz tweeted.
“Frankie Edgar, Khabib, and never defended his titles.
“He only fight (sic) guys stylelisticaly good for him.
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“And his coaches only talk about guys he can't beat. Not sure who's the pussy here.”
McGregor, 21-3, hasn’t fought in the UFC since claiming the lightweight title in the main event of UFC 205 in November 2016.
His first fight back in the Octagon is expected to be a lightweight title unification bout against interim 155lbs champion Tony Ferguson.
