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Paulie Malignaggi Goes Off On Conor McGregor For How Bad He Treats Sparring Partners

Paulie Malignaggi continues to go off on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Of course, the final straw that was broken saw Malignaggi leave training camp after photos of their sparring sessions were made public. The photos made it look like Malignaggi was knocked down, but he says there are other things outside the ring that […]

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Paulie Malignaggi continues to go off on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Of course, the final straw that was broken saw Malignaggi leave training camp after photos of their sparring sessions were made public. The photos made it look like Malignaggi was knocked down, but he says there are other things outside the ring that led to that decision.

Malignaggi has come out and stated that he felt like he was being “set up” in sparring. However, the former two-division champion has now revealed a bit more of what he didn’t like from the experience.

“My problems isn’t just with the sparring. My problem is the way he treats people, the way he treats the other sparring partners,” Malignaggi said on Fox 5’s Sports Xtra (transcript courtesy of Bloody Elbow). “He’s on the bit on the cheap side. You have a hundred million dollar fight, you can splurge a little bit more on training camp, especially the way you treat the sparring partners and the living quarters and what not.”

Malignaggi claims that he never asked for anything extra, but he was floored by the way that the sparring partners were being treated, especially considering how lucrative the fight is.

“I asked for nothing, no special treatment. I wanted to be like the sparring partners,” he said. “In a bit of good faith, I wanted to go over there and stay with the sparring partners. I didn’t negotiate my price. Whatever first price they gave me, I accepted that as far as payment was concerned — which I never got paid by the way. I never tried to make things difficult for them, but I assumed things would be on a moderate living conditions. They really weren’t,” he explained. “A little on the cheap side, like I said.

“I put it like this, I’ve never been part of a 100 million dollar fight, but I’ve been part of multiple fights where there’s been million dollar purses in there. So once you’ve been part of 7 and 8 figure purses — 9 figures in this case — you understand how to treat this training camp and how to properly budget it without being too cheap, but without overspending. There’s people involved, and there’s a team involved, and you need to take care of them too.”

Malignaggi also shined some light on how the irony with how they were being treated, and the image McGregor is trying to maintain in public. According to the former boxing champion, McGregor is a cheap human being.

“And I’ve never seen such a cheap guy in my life, in all my training camps. I was blown away with this guy, with the treatment he’s given everybody,” he said. “But he made sure he rented himself a Lamborghini in Vegas, which was like ‘what is it about? You don’t respect anybody else? I mean these are the people helping you. Is it about status with you?’ I don’t understand what it was.”

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Dave Chappelle Likens Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor to Harlem Globetrotters [VIDEO]

Despite being a fan of both Floyd Mayweather & Conor McGregor, comedy legend Dave Chappelle won’t be tuning in come Aug. 26 It has been a long tradition to see the stars of the entertainment world flocking to the great arenas of America to watch the biggest boxing events of their times. For comedy pioneer […]

Despite being a fan of both Floyd Mayweather & Conor McGregor, comedy legend Dave Chappelle won’t be tuning in come Aug. 26 It has been a long tradition to see the stars of the entertainment world flocking to the great arenas of America to watch the biggest boxing events of their times. For comedy pioneer […]

Jose Aldo Says Conor McGregor Has ‘No Respect’ After Paulie Malignaggi Incident

Jose Aldo has called out Conor McGregor for a lack of respect after his split with training partner Paulie Malignaggi. 
As noted by Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting, Malignaggi left the McGregor camp after some images were leaked showing the Irishman ge…

Jose Aldo has called out Conor McGregor for a lack of respect after his split with training partner Paulie Malignaggi. 

As noted by Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting, Malignaggi left the McGregor camp after some images were leaked showing the Irishman getting the better of exchanges between the pair. Aldo, speaking with FightHype (h/t Meshew), had his say on the matter.

“McGregor has no respect for the sport, for the person,” said the Brazilian. “That’s it. He’s not good for the sport.”

Asked about the photos, Aldo suggested they showed McGregor pushing the former boxer. “It was a push,” he said. “Yes, I believe [Malignaggi].”

Aldo knows what it’s like to come up against McGregor, having faced the Irishman after a heated buildup in December 2015. McGregor needed just 13 seconds to knock out the legendary Brazilian.

McGregor takes on an altogether different challenge this month, though. On August 26 he will go face-to-face in a boxing bout with the legendary Floyd Mayweather. It’ll be the first time ever the UFC lightweight champion has been involved in a professional boxing match.

Malinaggi was brought into the MMA star’s camp to prepare him in part for the task that lies ahead before the dispute. The man from New York didn’t mince his words when talking about exchanges with McGregor in training from his point of view:

There’s no doubt the Irishman is the underdog heading into the meeting with Mayweather; the latter may not have been in action for almost two years, but his professional record stands at a perfect 49 wins from 49 fights.

As for McGregor, Aldo has predicted this showdown may be the last we see of him in action in any kind of combat sports.

“With the money he will get from this fight, he will never fight again,” he said. “Not MMA, not boxing, nothing.”

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Before Mayweather-McGregor: History’s Most Famous, Notorious Crossover Fights

August 26’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout has captured the world’s attention in a way few fights have, but while it may feel like a once-in-a-lifetime matchup, “what if” questions involving different combat sports disciplines are a 100-y…

August 26’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout has captured the world’s attention in a way few fights have, but while it may feel like a once-in-a-lifetime matchup, “what if” questions involving different combat sports disciplines are a 100-year-old tradition. 

From spectators clamoring for a match between wrestling legend Ed “Strangler” Lewis and elite pugilist Jack Dempsey in the 1920s, to the mixed rules contests in the 1960s and 1970s that planted the seeds of MMA, fans have always been willing to line up to find out what would happen if a boxer faced off with an opponent from another fighting style.

With The Money Fight quickly approaching, let’s take a look back at the various contests that have pitted boxer against martial artist. Some of these have taken place in 56,000-seat arenas. Some have happened in smoky local theaters. All of them, however, have given an answer to the “what ifs” of the time.

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Rumor: UFC To Receive Large Cut Of Conor McGregor’s Purse For Floyd Mayweather Fight

We are just weeks away from the biggest fight of the year and possibly of all-time. UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is set to take on boxing legend Floyd Mayweather later this month. According to a gossip/rumor site TerezOwens.com, the alleged purse split between McGregor and the UFC for his upcoming boxing match has been […]

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We are just weeks away from the biggest fight of the year and possibly of all-time. UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is set to take on boxing legend Floyd Mayweather later this month.

According to a gossip/rumor site TerezOwens.com, the alleged purse split between McGregor and the UFC for his upcoming boxing match has been released. Keep in mind that the reason that the promotion gets a split of McGregor’s money is due to him being under contract with the UFC.

The UFC champion had to required their permission to take the fight. Thus, they are are taking a cut. Here’s what the site has to say about the pay split:

“This comes to us via our Tip Box. ‘A close friend and long time WEC and Zuffa employee just told me and Jake Shields what Zuffa’s cut allegedly is….. 20% of his purse (his purse is rumored at 75 million) and 50% of Conor’s share of the PPV (Conor is getting 20% of the PPV) so Zuffa gets just shy of 19 mil plus 10% of the PPV $.

So at 4 million buys the UFC gets 40 mil. Around $59 mil if all goes well and they hit 4 mil buys. Conor to get 95 mil if they reach 4 mil… short of May/PAC numbers (4.2-4.6) and 100+ if they equal or beat it.’ Regardless everyone is getting rich.”

It cannot be stressed enough. Take this with a grain of salt and what it’s worth. This is just a rumor at this time. In the past, Mayweather has gone on record by saying that he would be making upwards of 300 million for the fight. On the flip side, McGregor has come out and stated several times that this fight would quadruple his net worth.

The two fighters are scheduled to step inside the boxing ring and go at it on August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada 12-round, 154-pound fight.

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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Showtime ‘All Access’ Episode 2 Highlights, Reaction

The superfight between undefeated former champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and UFC champion Conor “Notorious” McGregor is creeping closer and closer, and both fighters are starting to step up their preparations.
Showtime continues to shadow the two fig…

The superfight between undefeated former champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and UFC champion Conor “Notorious” McGregor is creeping closer and closer, and both fighters are starting to step up their preparations.

Showtime continues to shadow the two fighters with its All Access series as they get ready for the August 26 showdown at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Episode 1 primarily concerned itself with the promotional tour involving the two fighters and the war of words involving Floyd Mayweather Sr. and the two fighters. Floyd’s father was happy to engage McGregor, and the Irish fighter did not hesitate to fire back. He attempted to belittle Mayweather with his verbal assault, while the two Mayweathers were dismissive of McGregor‘s skills.

The second episode did not show the two men engaging each other, but both were free with their philosophies and opinions.

Mayweather was quite interested in making sure that everyone knew he was not hurting for money.He explained that he was going to make $300 million for “36 minutes of work” and that he had plenty of money without the upcoming payday.

With that statement, Mayweather had one of his assistants hand him a large leather satchel, and Mayweather started pulling out bricks of $100 bills (53-second mark). “You won’t make this in a lifetime,” Mayweather said in his matter-of-fact style.

While Mayweather was counting his money, McGregor was in the gym trying on regular boxing gloves and head gear, and it all seemed new to him. After he got his gloves on, he says to himself that Mayweather will be unconscious inside of four rounds.

Mayweather, meanwhile, was not in the gym preparing for the fight. Instead, he was doing hot yoga with a number of women, and when he was done exercising, he was talking about his interest in strip clubs and that might be his next venture after boxing.

While most seem to think that McGregor‘s UFC career means that he doesn’t have a boxing background, Showtime’s cameras went to the Crumlin Boxing Club in Crumlin, Ireland. That’s where McGregor‘s interest in combat sports started, and he learned his trade at that club at the age of 10, where he stayed for seven years.

Phil Sutcliffe runs the show at Crumlin, and he worked with McGregor to become a southpaw boxer. Sutcliffe explained that it gave McGregor more options when fighting because he had power in both hands. 

Mayweather left Las Vegas and was relaxing in Miami, talking about how many mansions he has and once again going on about his cash. He was not interested in training at this point, and when he returned to Las Vegas, he went roller skating and shopping with his children.

McGregor flew in boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi to help him prepare for his fight with Mayweather. McGregor said that he had heard Malignaggi talk about him in the past, so he wanted to give the ex-fighter a chance to feel his thunder. 

While the cameras and recording devices were turned off during their time in the ring together, the McGregor camp released a photo of McGregor putting both hands behind his back as he sparred with Malignaggi. McGregor also said that he whipped his opponent, even though no proof was offered. 

When the subject turned back to Mayweather, McGregor explained that everybody who had gotten in the ring with him had been afraid of him and respected his talent too much.

The Irishman said that would not be an issue because he has a much different mindset. “I don’t hold respect for Floyd,” McGregor said. “Floyd’s in for the shock of his life.”

The Mayweather-McGregor bout will be available on Showtime pay-per-view at a cost of $89.95 ($99.95 for high definition).

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