Who knows if we’ll ever see a Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather Jr. superfight, but at least we can enjoy the highly entertaining back-and-forth between the two fighters in the meantime.
McGregor, who hasn’t fought since winning the lightweight belt at UFC 205, stopped by Manchester, England, on Saturday for a Q and A with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, and a potential Mayweather fight was one of the topics the two men discussed.
And it sure appears as though McGregor has his eyes set on Mayweather based on MMAFighting.com’s tweets from the event.
McGregor: "I have my eyes on one thing right now, and that’s Floyd Mayweather."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on Floyd: That fight is more than just being explored. There's a lot of steps, but it's the fight to make. It's the fight I want.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor says he believes he can make the Floyd fight without the UFC due to the Ali Act, but it'd be smoother to do it with them.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on Mayweather/UFC: I believe this is the first billion fight, so people have to pay for a billion dollar fight.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on Mayweather: He needs rules to protect him. I don't need rules. He's scared sh*tless.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
Conor McGregor says a real fight against Floyd Mayweather "would be the easiest fight ever."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on Mayweather fight: I believe it will happen at the end of this year or at the beginning of next year.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on Floyd: "I’m going to teach him about true fighting."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor says the Mayweather fight is 100% what he wants next, and the next time he fights, it'll be in a boxing ring.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
Conor McGregor's final message? Very simple: "F–k Floyd Mayweather. I'ma see you soon."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor: Maybe f*ck Floyd? Maybe I go fight Manny Pacquiao instead, and f*ck Floyd.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
There still are some major hurdles the two fighters would have to overcome before a potential superfight could take place. UFC president Dana White recently made a “real offer” to Mayweather and McGregor for $25 million each, but the undefeated boxer laughed at it and (incorrectly) trolled the lightweight champion over his net worth.
While the Mayweather talk got most of the attention, McGregor did have some other entertaining responses.
Conor McGregor announces his new child is a boy: "The only time my records will be broken is by my own spawn."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on appearing in WWE this year: "Never say never."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
Conor on Diaz: "Nate’s a b*tch. Nate is a f*cking b*tch." Calls him "Floyd Mayweather’s b*tch" and "an absolute p*ssy."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor to Diaz: Now you're at the back of the queue. But I'll get to Nate. Me and Nate will throw down again for the 155lb title.
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
McGregor on UFC allowing Rousey's media blackout: "I didn't give a f*ck."
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 28, 2017
And those expletives started before the Q and A on McGregor’s Instagram. You can check it out below, but it comes with a warning for expletive language.
See, we told you this is pretty entertaining.
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