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Yesterday’s third world tour stop in New York for August 26’s over-the-top Mayweather vs. McGregor was a disappointing letdown from Wednesday’s buzzing Toronto presser, and it’s safe to say Conor McGregor did himself little favors in Brooklyn after coming out looking like a megastar North of the Border.

Much of that stemmed from his response to allegations of racism earlier in the week when he called Mayweather ‘boy’ and told him to ‘dance for him,’ but the UFC front man took things to an all-new – and many believe disgusting – level yesterday in responding to the accusations.

Instead of quiet the storm, McGregor simply got vulgar with repeated sex references:

“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).”

Perhaps it was in the name of gamesmanship and promotion, two things McGregor obviously ranks towards the top of the world at, namely when he’s attempting to hype up what will most likely be his biggest fight of all-time. But the words were a microcosm of the entire New York press conference, a deflating show of pompous machismo that was doomed before it began after “The Notorious” left fans waiting for nearly two hours.

He downplayed the comments during his post-press conference media scrum as well, insisting he had no prejudice against his opponent or anyone else solely based on race:

“That doesn’t sit well with me,” said McGregor. “I’m very multi-cultural and a very multi-cultured individual, and I don’t have any ill feelings toward any – I don’t even see color. I just wanted to say something and have a little bit of fun with it.

“I just wanted to play with it and address it in my own little way. It’s stupid, and it’s ridiculous is basically what I was getting at.”

Regardless of his intentions, his comments are beginning to cross the line, so much so that Mayweather began to change his tune from earlier in the week when he just planned to shrug McGregor’s supposed racism off. Now, the legendary boxer believes the Irishman’s words are becoming offensive to the female members of his family, and it’s losing him a lot of fans in his own post-presser segment via MMA Junkie:

“This is an event where two fighters are competing against one another, but saying a lot of racist things like today toward black women,” Mayweather said. “I have two black daughters, a black mother, of course I’m a black man.

“He’s crossing the line, but I can’t really focus on that right now. I’m here to do a job, and my job is to go out there and entertain. But he’s losing a lot of fans by doing that.”

Mayweather continued on about the discrimination courtesy of MMA Fighting, adding that he also said some things he should not have when he was a younger man like McGregor, believing that the UFC champion will regret the things he did when he gets older:

“Disrespecting my daughter, disrespecting the mother of my daughter, disrespecting black women, calling black people monkeys is totally disrespectful. I have a diverse team. A diverse staff. And when I was young, I may have said some things I shouldn’t have said because I was young. But you live, you learn and you don’t say those things when you get to a certain age because it’s all about growth and maturity.

“Today, he came out today and did it again…I guess when he gets older he’ll look back and say I probably shouldn’t have said that,” Mayweather said.

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It’s safe to say that boxing great Floyd Mayweather and UFC President Dana White don’t have the closest friendship, as “Money” has certainly sent some smack White’s way by saying he used to ‘carry his bags’ back when the UFC head man was just hustling to get recognized in the fight game.

But headed into his anticipated August 26th match with White’s new golden boy Conor McGregor, Mayweather apparently doesn’t want to grind that axe any longer. During yesterday’s (Wed., July 12, 2017) press conference in Toronto, an event which McGregor used to throw the kitchen sink of insults at Mayweather and his team, “Money” stayed surprisingly calm to offer a heartfelt apology to White for what he said in the past:

“Dana, I could never disrespect you. I’ve known you for 21 years. You’ve done a hell of a job with this company. And I want to continue to watch you grow, I want you continue to build the UFC, ’cause it’s all about combat sports. No matter what I said about you in the past, as am an I look in your face and apologize, and tell you I’m sorry, but you’ve done a hell of a job with this company.”

After the press conference, Mayweather elaborated on the reason behind his apology, noting that he’s made some mistakes in responding to White’s words in the past, and admitted he’s man enough to own up to them and say he’s sorry. With that established, he affirmed he isn’t angry at anyone via MMA Fighting:

“Dana White used to come over my house every day,” Mayweather said. “I’ve been knowing Dana White 21 years. I’m big enough to apologize to Dana White. I’m a real man, that’s what real men do. I’m man enough to apologize. I’ve said some stuff about Dana. I’m only human. He takes shots at me; I take shots back. I’m only human. I’m not upset with Dana White, I’m not upset with anybody.”

That’s a far cry from his words of merely six months ago, when Mayweather compared White’s standing with the UFC under its previous owners and his good friends the Fertitta brothers with the current owners now that the UFC was sold. With WME-IMG now running the show, Mayweather suggested, White was merely another employee, and he compared that to the time when he supposedly used to carry Mayweather’s equipment when “Money” wore his Bullenbeiser clothing company patch on his shorts:

“I don’t want to talk to Dana White,” Mayweather said. “Remember, Dana White, he was a player he was a boss but he was a small boss. The big bosses were the Fertittas. But then the Fertitta’s chose to sell the UFC so Dana is just an employee. Dana White – I like Dana White, I don’t have anything against him – but I can remember Dana White used to hang around me and Jeff Mayweather and carry my bags.

“Dana White, I remember when you used to carry my bags. And remember Dana White, I showed you love. You had the little Bullenbeisser [sponsorship] patch I wore on my trunks for you, Dana. I’ve always been good to you. But then all of the sudden he cut his head bald and he’s such a tough guy. He’s such a tough guy.”

Now that he’s facing the biggest name in MMA, however, Mayweather has somewhat surprisingly changed his tune even though White’s outspoken main attraction continues to rake him over the coals during every second of the world tour. Will the love continue to come from Mayweather amidst the hot venom from “The Notorious” at today’s press conference stop in Brooklyn?

Find out here right now.

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