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Freddie Roach Discusses Possibly Training Conor McGregor

In a recent interview with BoxingScene.com, legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach spoke on the possibility of training UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor for his rumored boxing bout with legend Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather. According to Roach the Irishman’s camp inquired him about the possibility of training the 145-pound champ, and Roach was open to the idea.

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In a recent interview with BoxingScene.com, legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach spoke on the possibility of training UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor for his rumored boxing bout with legend Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather.

According to Roach the Irishman’s camp inquired him about the possibility of training the 145-pound champ, and Roach was open to the idea.

“No [talk of Mayweather], just to train him,” Roach said. “They did ask me if I’ll train him. I said ‘sure, bring him down.’ I’d like to see [him], meet the guy and see what he has. He seems like a nice guy.”

Roach also was asked if he believed he could get McGregor ready for a boxing bout with ‘Money; however he claimed to not have enough tape on the Irishman’s boxing as of that moment.

“No, I don’t even know what level he’s at right now, I couldn’t say that without working with him. He seems like a good kickboxer. That’s all I’ve seen of him. But as a boxer, I’ve never seen him box.”

McGregor and Mayweather have recently been linked to rumors of a potential ‘MMA vs Boxing’ summer boxing showdown, that Mayweather himself has claimed responsibility for starting.

Mayweather (49-0, Boxing) was last seen in the ring putting the cherry on top of an undefeated professional boxing record, when he took home a unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto last September.

Ch7YNN4XIAE99S-While rumors have fluctuated that the so called ‘retired’ boxing legend has one more fight left in him, it is looking more and more like a possibility that he will meet the UFC’s Irish star inside the boxing ring.

McGregor is currently embroiled in a beef with UFC executives over his removal from the UFC 200 blockbuster event set to go down in July, where he was set to rematch Nate Diaz after being handed his first UFC defeat from the Stockton native in early March.

While both men have teased the possibility of a colossal matchup between the two stars of their respective sports, nothing has been confirmed as of this writing.

You can check out Roach’s full interview here:

 

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Conor McGregor Hires Bodyguards Amongst Recent Death Threats

Conor McGregor is one of the UFC’s biggest stars in the sport today, but that doesn’t mean he’s liked amongst all of the MMA community. According to The Irish Mirror ‘Notorious’ hired two huge body guards to accompany him during his night out on the town after receiving death threats. “He told people their names were

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Conor McGregor is one of the UFC’s biggest stars in the sport today, but that doesn’t mean he’s liked amongst all of the MMA community. According to The Irish Mirror ‘Notorious’ hired two huge body guards to accompany him during his night out on the town after receiving death threats.

“He told people their names were names were Rocky and Drago and that he’d hired them because of death threats.”

While accompanying his longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin, who won the Most Stylish Newcomer award, at the Marker Hotel event in Dublin, McGregor’s new body guards named ‘Drago’ and ‘Rocky’ never left his side.

“Conor and Dee arrived around 30 minutes after most of the other red-carpet arrivals and they were accompanied by an entourage.”

“He’d two huge minders with him for the entire evening and although everyone was in great form, they didn’t leave his side once.”

The featherweight champion couldn’t even use the bathroom without being accompanied by his towering protectors:

“One of them even waited directly outside the toilets when he nipped in at one stage.”

McGregor was apparently seen laughing and having a good time, however fans couldn’t approach the Irishman without first going through ‘Rocky’ and ‘Drago’.

“Conor was really relaxed and in great humour but the bodyguards didn’t let him out of their sight for even a minute. Anyone who wanted a picture or a quick word with Conor had to go through the minders.”

‘Notorious’ is no stranger to death threats after being threatened by one fan following the UFC 196 press conference:

McGregor is currently embroiled in a feud with UFC brass over his removal form the colossal UFC 200 event, and is currently rumored to be in negotiations to take on Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather in a blockbuster boxing match this summer.

McGregor’s next bout has not yet been officially announced.

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Brendan Schaub: I Guarantee The UFC Allows McGregor vs. Mayweather

The situation surrounding the UFC featherweight division is complicated right now, and it’s all because of their champion Conor McGregor. The self proclaimed face of the UFC hasn’t made his first defense of the title he snatched from Jose Aldo at UFC 194 last December, and by all accounts doesn’t look like he’s going to

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The situation surrounding the UFC featherweight division is complicated right now, and it’s all because of their champion Conor McGregor. The self proclaimed face of the UFC hasn’t made his first defense of the title he snatched from Jose Aldo at UFC 194 last December, and by all accounts doesn’t look like he’s going to any time soon. After jumping up in weight to face Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196, ‘The Notorious’ instead ended up at welterweight to face RDA’s replacement Nate Diaz. This is where the whole thing got really messy.

Diaz handed McGregor his first UFC loss, albeit not in his championship division, but still submitting ‘The Notorious’ after a very exciting two rounds. The common trail of thought was that the featherweight division was next for the Irish striker, but alas the announcement of his UFC 200 rematch with Diaz was only weeks in the making.

Nate Diaz gave an all time classic post fight interview following his victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 196...
Nate Diaz gave an all time classic post fight interview following his victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 196…

Suddenly Nate Diaz was a superstar, and McGregor, although humble in defeat, was subject to a ton of criticism from fans. Then events took another turn in this ongoing saga, as McGregor was pulled from the monster PPV card for not attending his first media tour for the event. Then, without a fight booked, ‘The Notorious’ would go on a social media tirade that lasted two weeks, first retiring, then announcing he was back on UFC 200, before fuelling rumours of a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.

Oct 24, 2014; Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Conor McGregor interacts with fans during a Q&A session before weigh-ins for UFC 179 at Ginasio do Maracanazinho. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2014; Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Conor McGregor interacts with fans during a Q&A session before weigh-ins for UFC 179 at Ginasio do Maracanazinho. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Counter arguments flew in left, right and centre about Conor McGregor’s heavily rumoured fight with Floyd Mayweather, but the boxing greats admission of talks with the Irish MMA star seemed to keep this fire burning.

Joe Rogan recently made his prediction of the potential ‘MoneyMac’ fight, claiming Conor could last 12 rounds with Mayweather, and now his good friends Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen have opined on the potential super fight.

The video segment and full conversation is on the next page…

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Conor McGregor Reacts To Canelo vs. Khan Knockout

Going up in weight is a risky business in the combat sports world, and seldom does it come with a degree of success. For that reason, those that achieve victories or championships particularly above their respective divisions are often revered in their trade. Some names  the MMA world that have seen belts in two classes

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Going up in weight is a risky business in the combat sports world, and seldom does it come with a degree of success. For that reason, those that achieve victories or championships particularly above their respective divisions are often revered in their trade. Some names  the MMA world that have seen belts in two classes include BJ Penn, Randy Couture and Dan Henderson. Multiple weight boxing champions are a little easier to come by, but it’s still a massive achievement nonetheless.

Modern boxers who dominated multiple divisions include Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, but looking back in time you’ve got legends such as Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker and Ray Leonard, Ray Robinson, Roy Jones Jr and many others who had won belts in up to seven divisions in some cases. Of course boxing is a different sport all together, and the junior/light/super divisions give an easier path to a new weight class for many boxers.

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It’s interesting as you look at the weight classes on the left (boxing) and right (UFC, other promotions offer super heavy and also atomweight divsons). You begin to realise that in some case, such as lightweight to welterweight, or welterweight to middleweight, a mixed martial artist would have to jump up 15 pounds in weight. That’s two divisions worth of weight boxing, give or take a few grams.

One boxer who made a brave leap this past weekend was Amir Khan, taking on the feared middleweight punching machine Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in h Mexican’s preferred weight class. The result was a resounding and rather brutal KO finish for Canelo, who put away the natural welterweight with a stunning one punch sleeper in round six.

'An Assassin's Guilt' great photo via Bleacher Report...
‘An Assassin’s Guilt’ great photo via Bleacher Report…

So where does UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor come in to this? Well, aside from the obvious fact he recently fought 25 pounds above his title division against Nate Diaz at UFC 196, ‘The Notorious’ pay-per-view salesman had a thing or two to say about the Canelo vs. Khan knockout.

You can watch the nasty finish and also see Conor McGregor’s reaction on the next page…

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Conor McGregor Leaks Poster For Floyd Mayweather Fight

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has finally addressed the wild rumors of a potential matchup with boxing legend Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather. Rumors emerged this week that the UFC superstar could possibly step inside the boxing ring to challenge the recently retired Mayweather in a pivotal super fight. Mayweather’s father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., addressed these rumors

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has finally addressed the wild rumors of a potential matchup with boxing legend Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather. Rumors emerged this week that the UFC superstar could possibly step inside the boxing ring to challenge the recently retired Mayweather in a pivotal super fight.

Mayweather’s father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., addressed these rumors first, stating that his son spoke of possibly coming out of retirement to face ‘some MMA fighter’. Mayweather Jr. himself confirmed these rumors as well, stating a bout with McGregor is ‘possible’.

Oct 24, 2014; Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Conor McGregor interacts with fans during a Q&A session before weigh-ins for UFC 179 at Ginasio do Maracanazinho. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2014; Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Conor McGregor interacts with fans during a Q&A session before weigh-ins for UFC 179 at Ginasio do Maracanazinho. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

UFC President Dana White, however, is not a fan of these recent rumblings. When asked about the rumors, White stated that they were “completely fiction, this is like bottom-feeder … stuff.”.

One man we had yet to hear from was Mayweather’s rumored opponent, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Until now that is.

McGregor took to Twitter to add speculation to the rumors by posting the following:

While McGregor has not officially responded to these rumors, this picture can indicate ‘Notorious’ is aware of the rumors and will defiantly stir the pot if it means keeping his name in the headlines.

Mayweather (49-0, Boxing) is coming off of a unanimous decision win, in what was said to be his final bout inside the ring, to Andre Berto back in September.

McGregor (19-3, MMA) comes off a submission loss, his first under the UFC banner, to Stockton native Nate Diaz in early March.

While McGregor holds amateur experience from his youth in boxing, the Irishman certainly will be out of his element in a boxing match with a such a high-caliber defensive boxer as Mayweather.

No official confirmation has yet been made on the potential boxing bout.

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Dana White Reacts To McGregor vs. Mayweather Report

With all the reports coming out today that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor could possibly step into the boxing ring to take on Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, UFC President Dana White has been radio silent on the subject. Until now that is… According to the LA Times, White had no idea of the bout until being asked:

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With all the reports coming out today that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor could possibly step into the boxing ring to take on Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, UFC President Dana White has been radio silent on the subject. Until now that is…

According to the LA Times, White had no idea of the bout until being asked:

“McGregor-Mayweather? No,” he said. “It’d be very hard to pull off. I’ve heard Floyd is on a worldwide vacation on Mayweather Air spending millions in every country he visits.”

When White was asked on weather a potential boxing match was possible or the Irishman’s future, he had this to say:

“Never. We’re his promoter. We’d have to make the fight.”

White called the rumor “completely fiction, this is like bottom-feeder … stuff.”, and also mentioned that ‘Notorious’ has not ever mentioned a potential bout with ‘Money’.

The bout was originally reported by The Sun stating that “Both sides just have to agree on the purse and sign the paperwork — which sources say is imminent — and an announcement is likely to be made in the coming weeks”.

Mayweather (49-0, Boxing) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto in September in what was said to be his final bout inside the ring.

McGregor (19-3, MMA) comes off a submission loss to Nate Diaz, his first under the UFC banner, and is currently in the midst of a feud with UFC brass over his involvement in UFC 200.

The two men have exchanged barbs over the year, however neither side has yet to comment on the rumored boxing match spectacle.

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