Floyd Mayweather when he started leveling smack talk in his direction on Thursday. He succeeded.
According to TMZ Sports, Mayweather fired back at the notoriously mouthy mixed martial artist, flatly labeling him a "joke." "I don't take that dude seriously," he said. "He's just trying to get himself some publicity."
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The scorn comes from commentsMcGregor made in an interview withEsquire. When comparing and contrasting athletes who specialize in specific combat sports (such as boxing) rather than honing well-rounded MMA games, the Irishman said he'd be able to "wrap around [Mayweather] like a boa constrictor and strangle him" in less than 30 seconds.
Of course, it's worth noting that Mayweather, intentionally or not, played into McGregor's hand by even acknowledging him. While he skated cleanly through his non-rivalry with UFC women's bantamweight champ RondaRousey last year by wondering aloudwho this Ron DeRousey character is, trading blows with combat sports' pound-for-pound champion of the microphone for any length of time would be an unpleasant endeavor. Dominant UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, who facesMcGregor in July at UFC 189, was subjected to McGregor's antics for weeks and couldn't maintain his usual stoicism
Floyd Mayweather Mocks 'Joke' UFC Fighter Conor McGregor | Bleacher Report
According to TMZ Sports, Mayweather fired back at the notoriously mouthy mixed martial artist, flatly labeling him a "joke." "I don't take that dude seriously," he said. "He's just trying to get himself some publicity."
Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
The scorn comes from commentsMcGregor made in an interview withEsquire. When comparing and contrasting athletes who specialize in specific combat sports (such as boxing) rather than honing well-rounded MMA games, the Irishman said he'd be able to "wrap around [Mayweather] like a boa constrictor and strangle him" in less than 30 seconds.
Of course, it's worth noting that Mayweather, intentionally or not, played into McGregor's hand by even acknowledging him. While he skated cleanly through his non-rivalry with UFC women's bantamweight champ RondaRousey last year by wondering aloudwho this Ron DeRousey character is, trading blows with combat sports' pound-for-pound champion of the microphone for any length of time would be an unpleasant endeavor. Dominant UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, who facesMcGregor in July at UFC 189, was subjected to McGregor's antics for weeks and couldn't maintain his usual stoicism
Floyd Mayweather Mocks 'Joke' UFC Fighter Conor McGregor | Bleacher Report
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