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Conor McGregor Reveals Future Plans Post-Mayweather Fight

It appears as though Conor McGregor’s combat sports career is far from over once he concludes his battle with Floyd Mayweather Jr. next month. The UFC lightweight champion hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since November of 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez to become the first dual-weight champion in promotion history. Now, “The Notorious One” […]

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It appears as though Conor McGregor’s combat sports career is far from over once he concludes his battle with Floyd Mayweather Jr. next month.

The UFC lightweight champion hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since November of 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez to become the first dual-weight champion in promotion history. Now, “The Notorious One” is set to make his professional boxing debut against, arguably, the greatest of all time in Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Since this past Tuesday, Mayweather and McGregor have been on a four stop World Tour to promote their upcoming bout, and the trash talk between the two brash rivals has been relentless. With the young Irishman set to make the biggest payday of his fighting career, however, many are left wondering if we’ll ever see McGregor fight again once he wraps things up with “Money.”

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During the post-presser media scrum, “Mystic Mac” addressed these concerns and claimed that he will plans on fighting again after his August 26th date, and will keep his options wide open – whether that means competing in mixed martial arts (MMA) or boxing:

“I’ll buy a couple of more things, flash them around, just enjoy life for a little bit,” McGregor said. “But, keep doing what I’m doing. You have to understand, I’m only 28. I’m actually 29 tomorrow, my birthday is tomorrow. I’m only a young man. I’m fairly untouched, if you look through my career. For such a dangerous game, I’m not – you know I haven’t gone through big big wars. I’ve gone through some but not compared to others in the game. So I’m very young in my career.

“When I sleep Floyd, I will certainly look – I will keep an eye on the boxing game. 100 percent I’ll keep my eye on news there – all it will do for me is it’ll give me more options. My options will stay open. I may box, I may continue to fight in the UFC, but I certainly will do both. Which one next, all that type of stuff I don’t know. But I certainly will continue to do both.”

Mayweather vs. McGregor goes down live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada next month (Sat. August 26, 2017).

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Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor Smack Talk at Presser; Notorious Denies Racism

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor entered the third day of their world press tour Thursday to hype up their Aug. 26 superfight at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. 
Having already hit Los Angeles and Toronto, Mayweather and McGregor continued eastw…

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor entered the third day of their world press tour Thursday to hype up their Aug. 26 superfight at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. 

Having already hit Los Angeles and Toronto, Mayweather and McGregor continued eastward to occupy Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The pair didn’t disappoint in their first two stops, with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani scoring the first day in favor of Mayweather and the second for McGregor.

After watching Wednesday’s event, Fox Sports’ Skip Bayless and MMAjunkie’s Chamatkar Sandhu thought the two stars have already used their best stuff:

Before they traded verbal jabs, McGregor earned a knockout in the fashion category. Showtime Boxing showed him entering Barclays Center:

Rather than McGregor, the Brooklyn crowded landed the first blow on Mayweather, referencing the back taxes he owes the federal government. Helwani shared a clip of the fans chanting “pay your taxes” at the unbeaten boxer:

At one point, Mayweather showered a seated McGregor with dollar bills after calling him a stripper. The stunt made the crowd hassle Mayweather even more about his taxes, according to Sports Illustrated‘s Greg Bishop.

Sports Illustrated confirmed Mayweather threw genuine $1 bills:

During his time on the microphone, McGregor added to a controversy he created when he told Mayweather to “dance for me, boy” during their stops in Los Angeles and Toronto, per Yahoo Sports’ Ryan McKinnell. Some saw the remark as racially insensitive, and McGregor seemed to dig himself in a deeper hole Thursday.

He denied that he was racist and told the crowd he’s half-black.

“Do they not know I’m half black?” McGregor said, per MMAFighting.com. “I’m half-black from the belly button down.”

He also said he has “a present for my beautiful, black female fans” in Barclays Center before thrusting his hips in a suggestive manner, according to Mike Coppinger of The Ring Magazine.

Speaking to reporters after Thursday’s event, McGregor offered a more nuanced response to the story, per Bleacher Report’s Alex Larsen:

Mayweather and McGregor will head to their final stop on their world tour Friday in London at SSE Arena.

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Conor McGregor Responds To Rampant Allegations Of Racism

The third leg of the Mayweather vs. McGregor World Tour kicked off today (Thurs. July 13, 2017) from Brooklyn, New York – and it was absolutely terrible. After neither man showed up until two hours after the scheduled start time, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor took center stage with a Gucci coat that, per McGregor, […]

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The third leg of the Mayweather vs. McGregor World Tour kicked off today (Thurs. July 13, 2017) from Brooklyn, New York – and it was absolutely terrible.

After neither man showed up until two hours after the scheduled start time, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor took center stage with a Gucci coat that, per McGregor, was made of polar bear fur. The Irishman gifted Mayweather the latest Jay Z album, as well as going back after Showtime sports executive Stephen Espinoza.

McGregor then brought up the recent racist allegations that have been circulating through the media, after the Irishman said the phrase ‘dance for me boy’ towards “Money” on multiple occasions. “The Notorious One” went on to label claims that he is racist as ‘absolutely f*cking ridiculous,’ and jokingly said he’s half black himself:

“Let’s address the race,” McGregor said. “A lot of media seem to be saying I’m against black people. That’s absolutely f*cking ridiculous! Do they not know I’m half black? Yeah, I’m half black from the belly-button down! And just to show that’s squashed, here’s a little present for my beautiful, black, female fans (humps air slowly).”

McGregor and Mayweather will meet live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada next month (Sat. August 26, 2017) in the center of the boxing ring. The final leg of their World Tour goes down tomorrow from the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England.

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Conor McGregor Calls Rocky III ‘The One with the Dancing Monkeys’

Already embroiled in one controversy regarding a possibly insensitive comment he said to Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor referenced Rocky III as the one in the film series with “the dancing monkeys.”
McGregor made the reference during an interview wit…

Already embroiled in one controversy regarding a possibly insensitive comment he said to Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor referenced Rocky III as the one in the film series with “the dancing monkeys.”

McGregor made the reference during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s Guillermo Rodriguez. According to USA Today‘s A.J. Perez, Rodriguez asked McGregor if he could beat Rocky Balboa from Rocky III.

“I’m trying to remember which one was Rocky III,” McGregor said. “Was that the one in the celebrity gym? I can’t remember if that’s the one with the dancing monkeys or not.”

McGregor and Mayweather are in the midst of a four-stop world tour to promote their Aug. 26 fight. During their event in Los Angeles on Tuesday, McGregor told Mayweather to “dance for me, boy,” per Yahoo Sports’ Ryan McKinnell.

Mayweather brushed the comment aside when asked about it by TMZ Sports.

“Racism still exists but you know, I try to take something negative and turn it into something positive,” he said. “A lot of people say that Conor McGregor is racist but I don’t worry about that.”

McGregor addressed the story during Thursday’s event in Brooklyn, New York, denying that he’s racist and saying he’s “half-black from the belly button down,” per MMAFighting.com.

Mayweather and McGregor will conclude their tour Friday in London at SSE Arena.

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Showtime Exec Responds To Conor McGregor’s Presser Comments

Yesterday (July 12, 2017), Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor faced off in Toronto, Canada on the second stop of a four day world tour to promote their Aug. 26 boxing match. McGregor once again spoke before Mayweather, and as expected, he didn’t hold back. In fact, the “Notorious” one even called out Showtime executive Stephen […]

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Yesterday (July 12, 2017), Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor faced off in Toronto, Canada on the second stop of a four day world tour to promote their Aug. 26 boxing match.

McGregor once again spoke before Mayweather, and as expected, he didn’t hold back. In fact, the “Notorious” one even called out Showtime executive Stephen Espinoza. The Irishman believes Showtime shut his microphone off in Los Angeles earlier this week, and he took his frustrations out on Espinoza, calling him a ‘weasel’ and a ‘b*tch’.

Speaking to MMAFighting.com after the event, Espinoza admitted that he was a bit surprised by McGregor’s comments:

“I’m not sure whether it’s part of the show,” Espinoza said. “I’m not sure how much is a put on. It seemed more than that. It certainly wasn’t a wink and a nod. And it wasn’t backstage saying, ‘Hey, I’m doing it for the good of the show.’ The reality is you see what some athletes — whether combat sports or otherwise — the need to invent enemies and invent opponents to motivate. He’s obviously got that in Floyd. If this is part of his process of imagining the world against him and motivating himself, then that’s his his process.

“I’m a big boy. It’s certainly not somebody that has come after me as a network. It did take me a little bit by surprise, but it’s part of the entertainment value of the McGregor business.”

Espinoza then said Showtime wouldn’t attempt to discuss the issue with McGregor or his team, but he did say that he still has multiple opportunities to respond if need be:

“I don’t think so,” Espinoza said. “He’s a grown adult, I’m a grown adult. If that’s the way he wants to conduct himself, we as the network or me personally are not gonna change it. It’s one of the things that you appreciate Floyd for. Floyd certainly has his flaws like we all do, but there’s always been a sense of professionalism in everything he’s done. That isn’t always the case with some of his opponents.”

“I’d like to sleep on it, but it took me by surprise,” he said. “At the end of the day, I’m a big boy and I still got two more opportunities to respond if I need to.”

What do you make of the situation?

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Andre Ward Doesn’t Like Conor McGregor Calling Floyd Mayweather ‘Boy’

Undefeated boxer Andre Ward took issue with Conor McGregor referring to Floyd Mayweather as “boy” when asked about it Wednesday.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Ward said, “I don’t like that ‘boy’ word. I don’t like that.”
McGregor made headlines Tues…

Undefeated boxer Andre Ward took issue with Conor McGregor referring to Floyd Mayweather as “boy” when asked about it Wednesday.

In an interview with TMZ Sports, Ward said, “I don’t like that ‘boy’ word. I don’t like that.”

McGregor made headlines Tuesday and Wednesday after saying, “Dance for me, boy,” to Mayweather during press conferences in Los Angeles and Toronto.

Mayweather also commented on the “boy” controversy Wednesday, but he didn’t seem to have a problem with it, per TMZ Sports:

“We all know there’s only two types of boys—a white boy and a cowboy—and I’m neither. … Racism still exists but you know, I try to take something negative and turn it into something positive. A lot of people say that Conor McGregor is racist but I’m not worried about that.”

Ward pointed out that one of the issues with McGregor calling Mayweather “boy” is that he may get his comeuppance in the ring on Aug. 26.

Mayweather and McGregor are in the midst of a four-city press tour meant to build anticipation for their upcoming superfight.

The bout will pit the 49-0 Mayweather against a UFC lightweight champion who has never competed in a professional boxing match.

While that seemingly gives Mayweather a significant advantage, the fact that he is 40 years old and hasn’t fought since 2015 could serve as an equalizer.

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