Conor McGregor: UFC star blasts Floyd Mayweather and says HE’S the draw as superfight talk heats up
Irishman in fresh rant about 'The Money Man' as he stepped out of a restaurant and into a new Lamborghini
CONOR McGREGOR roared 'F*** Floyd Mayweather' as talk of a superfight between the stars heats up.
Irishman and two-weight UFC champion McGregor has taken another step towards the fight after being granted his boxing licence.
Mayweather had earlier laughed at the suggestion he will end his luxurious retirement.
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But McGregor left the door open to the scrap, while mocking the American fighter.
He said: "Yeah, yeah. F*** Floyd. What is Floyd going to do. We're looking for anyone.
"I'm the one with the numbers. We're looking for anyone. Mutant ninja turtles."
The Money Man brought the curtain down on his defeat-free career after 49 faultless fights - and with around £500,000,000 banked and all his faculties - but will always be tipped to make his return to hit the fifty-fight mark to overtake ring legend Rocky Marciano.
A rematch with Manny Pacquiao has been mooted but the original – as well as being long overdue – was a one-sided masterclass by the evasive American who still looks like he has never stepped in the ring thanks to his defensive skills.
The only other stand-out option would be a cross-sport showdown with McGregor who recently announced he is taking 10 months away from the octagon and will star in smash hit TV series Game of Thrones.
The tattooed showman - who dropped the featherweight belt to allow his hiatus - is also expecting his first baby and had battered everyone on and around his weight on his rapid ascent to global super-stardom.
Mayweather was asked on camera if he is planning a return to boxing and he scoffed at the idea.
He said: “You know what, I make sound investments so I don’t think I am coming back.”
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He was then told, at the World Boxing Council event, that McGregor had got his boxing licence especially to face him he but chose to simply laugh off the news.
Nate Diaz - the man who snatched away McGregor's undefeated status in UFC but was beaten in the rematch - has called his possible move into boxing a publicity stunt.
Mayweather's camp have also dismissed the news and critics of the Dublin hero believe he is just using boxing and the Mayweather name to help him negotiate another massive UFC contract after their £4bn takeover.