Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson said he gained respect UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor after watching his fight Saturday night against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On Wednesday, TMZ Sports passed along comments from Tyson about his view of McGregor after pushing Mayweather into the 10th round before suffering a knockout loss.
“Yeah, I respect him [more after the fight],” Tyson said.
Tyson told the Pardon My Take podcast prior to the bout the MMA superstar was going to get “killed” in the boxing ring.
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