There’s certainly been a huge amount of buzz about featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s rumored boxing super fight with undefeated all-time great Floyd Mayweather Jr., yet “The Notorious” has stayed relatively quiet while both “Money” and UFC President Dana White weighed in on the potentially huge (but unlikely) grudge match. That is, until today (Sat. May
There’s certainly been a huge amount of buzz about featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s rumored boxing super fight with undefeated all-time great Floyd Mayweather Jr., yet “The Notorious” has stayed relatively quiet while both “Money” and UFC President Dana White weighed in on the potentially huge (but unlikely) grudge match.
That is, until today (Sat. May 14, 2016), when McGregor took to Twitter to address the situation, setting the online world on fire with only three brash, and some would say outlandish, words:
That’s quite the bold claim from “The Notorious,” as while he’s regarded as one of the hardest-hitting featherweights to ever compete in MMA, he’s never been a professional and was recently out-boxed by No. 5 lightweight Nate Diaz in his first UFC loss at UFC 196 earlier this year.
He’d also be taking on an absolute legend in Mayweather, who recently “retired” last year after beating Andre Berto in another one-sided unanimous decision to very little fanfare. But the prospect of coming out of his retirement to take on McGregor in what many feel would be easy money for the man who calls himself that might have Mayweather Jr. itching to return.
It’s still a far-off possibility at best, as white recently proclaimed there was “no way in hell” the fight would happen. Do you believe it would be an easy win for Mayweather if it somehow did?
While there may or may not be much of a chance that the rumored Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match actually happens (depending on who you ask), that certainly doesn’t mean that those close to either side won’t hype up whom they think would win. With speculation running wild, Mayweather Jr.’s father Floyd
While there may or may not be much of a chance that the rumored Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match actually happens (depending on who you ask), that certainly doesn’t mean that those close to either side won’t hype up whom they think would win.
With speculation running wild, Mayweather Jr.’s father Floyd continued to discuss the potentially huge super fight in a recent interview on the Mayweather Boxing Channel.
Mayweather Sr. seems to insist that the bout could actually take place, and the magnitude of it would shock everyone if and when it did. Asked to compare it to Mayweather’s monstrous but ultimately lackluster super fight with Manny Pacquiao, and the boxig legend’s father said McGregor vs. Mayweather would be much bigger:
“I think it would be bigger than Pacman and Floyd. You just wait and see.”
If the incredibly speculative fight were to go down now that McGregor has been pulled from his main event rematch with Nat Diaz at UFC 200, Mayweather Sr. gave the Irishman absolutely no chance of even making it competitive with his undefeated son:
“Zero percent. I’m not going to say that it would be the quickest knockout of Floyd’s career. I’m not gonna say that. But it would be one of the most humiliating fights that anyone could see.”
A similar sentiment seems to be the general consensus of most, with the majority picking Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match and McGregor in a MMA fight, and both by a wide margin. That viewpoint apparently has Mayweather Sr. excited about the prospect of seeing his son potentially demolish McGregor in a boxing ring:
“Oh hell yes. It’s an easy test. You know what Floyd’s gonna do.”
Quite the confidence from Mayweather Jr.’s camp, and you certainly wouldn’t expect anything less. Watch the full interview with Mayweather Sr. right here:
At this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her long-awaited UFC debut when she takes on Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catchweight bout as part of a massive blockbuster card. Many feel as if “Cyborg’s” UFC debut
At this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her long-awaited UFC debut when she takes on Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catchweight bout as part of a massive blockbuster card.
Many feel as if “Cyborg’s” UFC debut has been more than a long time coming, as she was caught up in a highly-publicized media feud with former UFC champion Ronda Rousey, where the age-old debate raged on about whom was the most dominant female fighter on the planet when “Rowdy” ruled the women’s bantamwight division with an iron fist.
Now that she’s lost the belt, however, “Cyborg’s” path in the UFC is a little less clear, and there’s at least one onlooker who doesn’t believe it will be a great one. That person is Justino’s ex-husband, MMA veteran Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, who just made his Bellator debut with a submission of Brennan Ward in late April.
During a recent talk with MMA Fighting, Santos unveiled his discord with UFC brass, proclaiming that they only promoted their two main stars Conor McGregor and Rousey. He had some harsh words for both ‘The Notorious’ and the currently quiet ‘Rowdy,’ in addition to some seething statements about their employers:
“They treat fighters like dogs to promote their events and make money. They only promote (Conor) McGregor, this piece of sh-t. And Ronda (Rousey) was created by the media. Cris destroys her. They should have signed Cris a long time ago. She’s the best in the world, there’s no one to beat her. She’s a warrior who never gives up, but these douchebags in the UFC spent years making fun of her. The UFC is full of douchebags. The way they treat fighters is ridiculous. I never wanted to fight in the UFC for any money. They are destroying the sport.”
As for his ex-wife Justino, Santos believes that the UFC doesn’t truly want her, but had to give into fan outreach to see her in the octagon. If they truly did, according to Santos, they would have simply created a 145-pound division for her:
“The UFC doesn’t want her there. They put her there because fans demanded, but they don’t want her there. If they truly wanted her, they would have created her weight division. They opened a division they knew she would never be able to fight at. If they say ‘we want 100 girls for a 145-pound division’, they would get it immediately. But they don’t want that. They know that Cris would overshadow their plans with Ronda.”
Some bold claims, but Santos was far from done there. Read on to the next page to see his harsh criticism about Rousey and how the UFC handled her ‘rivalry’ with Justino.
At this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her long-awaited UFC debut when she takes on Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catchweight bout as part of a massive blockbuster card. Many feel as if “Cyborg’s” UFC debut
At this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her long-awaited UFC debut when she takes on Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catchweight bout as part of a massive blockbuster card.
Many feel as if “Cyborg’s” UFC debut has been more than a long time coming, as she was caught up in a highly-publicized media feud with former UFC champion Ronda Rousey, where the age-old debate raged on about whom was the most dominant female fighter on the planet when “Rowdy” ruled the women’s bantamwight division with an iron fist.
Now that she’s lost the belt, however, “Cyborg’s” path in the UFC is a little less clear, and there’s at least one onlooker who doesn’t believe it will be a great one. That person is Justino’s ex-husband, MMA veteran Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, who just made his Bellator debut with a submission of Brennan Ward in late April.
During a recent talk with MMA Fighting, Santos unveiled his discord with UFC brass, proclaiming that they only promoted their two main stars Conor McGregor and Rousey. He had some harsh words for both ‘The Notorious’ and the currently quiet ‘Rowdy,’ in addition to some seething statements about their employers:
“They treat fighters like dogs to promote their events and make money. They only promote (Conor) McGregor, this piece of sh-t. And Ronda (Rousey) was created by the media. Cris destroys her. They should have signed Cris a long time ago. She’s the best in the world, there’s no one to beat her. She’s a warrior who never gives up, but these douchebags in the UFC spent years making fun of her. The UFC is full of douchebags. The way they treat fighters is ridiculous. I never wanted to fight in the UFC for any money. They are destroying the sport.”
As for his ex-wife Justino, Santos believes that the UFC doesn’t truly want her, but had to give into fan outreach to see her in the octagon. If they truly did, according to Santos, they would have simply created a 145-pound division for her:
“The UFC doesn’t want her there. They put her there because fans demanded, but they don’t want her there. If they truly wanted her, they would have created her weight division. They opened a division they knew she would never be able to fight at. If they say ‘we want 100 girls for a 145-pound division’, they would get it immediately. But they don’t want that. They know that Cris would overshadow their plans with Ronda.”
Some bold claims, but Santos was far from done there. Read on to the next page to see his harsh criticism about Rousey and how the UFC handled her ‘rivalry’ with Justino.
It’s no secret that the UFC’s top two undisputed stars may appear to be losing it a bit after two devastating losses in their last two respective bouts. Yet while Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor are currently being heaped with criticism following two different kinds of outbursts, it’s not surprising to understand once one simply
It’s no secret that the UFC’s top two undisputed stars may appear to be losing it a bit after two devastating losses in their last two respective bouts.
Yet while Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor are currently being heaped with criticism following two different kinds of outbursts, it’s not surprising to understand once one simply takes a look at the insurmountable pressure, media attention, hype, and time-consuming obligations were piled upon their shoulders in mass quantities.
That’s not to make excuses for either one, because as truly polarizing and unique fighters in their own right, they had built a large following of both passionate fans and fervent haters. One side tuned in to see them win emphatically as they always had before, and one side tuned in to for the small chance of hopefully seeing them lose. For a while, that game worked absolutely to perfection as Rousey and McGregor talked themselves up to clearly unattainable levels, and it worked because they backed it up in the Octagon with one seemingly endless stoppage after another.
But occupying that rarified air as a transcendent and one-of-a-kind superstar in the fight game is a tenuous position at best, and all of that came crashing down when Rousey lost to a vicious Holly Holm head kick at UFC 193 and McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout four months later at March 5’s UFC 196.
Both ‘Rowdy’ and ‘Notorious’ stayed the undisputed top two stars in MMA, a backing sentiment to their true drawing power and overall scope, but it would obviously be impossible to say at least one coat of shine hadn’t been stripped away from their sleek sports cars on those nights. They’re still human, after all.
This week, however, it seems as if their somewhat troubling reactions to the losses have the once-confident superstars in the strangest spots of their otherwise spotless careers in the UFC.
Rousey made headlines for supposedly blowing up with a profanity-laced tirade on strawweight Paige VanZant at a Reebok event because she had congratulated on Holm for beating her, something PVZ soon confirmed. McGregor has obviously been embroiled in his drawn-out ‘retirement’ saga that found him pulled out of his UFC 200 main event rematch with Diaz for refusing to attend a press conference.
The drama has been poured on thick by both sides; however, at this point it’s a legitimate question as to whether McGregor should just keep his mouth shut and stay off of social media for now. Case in point, he showed up with an Instagram post of him throwing an uppercut at the UFC 196 open workouts with a caption touting its effectiveness in his bout with Diaz, a true point.
Yet it’s also a bit of clutching at straws, as it was a fight he was later battered and gassed before tapping out to a brutal finishing hold. Diaz walked through his punches that night, and now, it’s starting to appear he also walked through his once-indestructible psyche. McGregor had absolutely no problem doing each and every conference with gusto when he was knocking out much smaller fighters in every bout.
Again, not to take away from his accomplishments, because he’s been nothing but dominant at 145 pounds. But he and his employers may have built him up to an unachievable level that includes the rigorous and eventually exhausting promotional whirlwind it subjected he and Rousey to.
Rousey’s side of the story is a bit different. Read on to the next page to find out why.
After a self-imposed ‘retirement’ of two days and his removal off the biggest card of the year, outraged UFC superstar Conor McGregor took his spat with his employers to an all-new level today (Mon., May 2, 2015) when he unleashed a vicious Twitter tirade that had heads turning (and laughing) everywhere. Perhaps one of the
After a self-imposed ‘retirement’ of two days and his removal off the biggest card of the year, outraged UFC superstar Conor McGregor took his spat with his employers to an all-new level today (Mon., May 2, 2015) when he unleashed a vicious Twitter tirade that had heads turning (and laughing) everywhere.
Perhaps one of the most noteworthy quotes that may have gotten lost in the tirade, which appears to possibly be losing ‘The Notorous’ some fans online, was that after suggesting ‘no one gave a f*ck’ about UFC 200’s lineup, he told a fan he had the card heading for legendary status by supposedly approaching May 2015’s awaited boxing match between all-time greats Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao:
I do not. I had the May/Pac record primed, ready to place MMA at the undisputed top. But it was not to be. #Presshttps://t.co/rmCxw6DX7y
Another fan then stated that UFC 100 holds the record for pay-per-view (PPV) buys with a largely accepted 1.6 million in 2009, but McGregor also refute that by stating he had beat that number by 400,000 buys for his highly watched loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in March:
I do not. I had the May/Pac record primed, ready to place MMA at the undisputed top. But it was not to be. #Presshttps://t.co/rmCxw6DX7y
Finally McGregor ended his eye-peeling rant with the scintillating suggestion that because of his unwillingness to leave his training camp in Iceland to be at press events Stateside, he had actually stirred up way more press in process; a view that’s tough to argue with:
