McGregor points two-word response to Mayweather rematch claims

The Irishman reacted after the boxing icon recommended a second bout is on the playing cards for 2023

Conor McGregor has poured chilly water on a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather, stating he’s not thinking about a repeat of their 2017 field workplace smash.

Mayweather set tongues wagging on Wednesday after telling the Daily Mail that the combat icons have been set to fulfill once more subsequent yr.

“I want to go out there this weekend and have fun,” Mayweather first stated of his assembly with Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, which is about to happen on the Saitama Super Arena on Sunday.  

“Then I’ve one other exhibition Dubai in November and me and Conor McGregor in 2023.

“We don’t know if it’s going to be an exhibition or a real fight. But there’s been talks of both. I would prefer an exhibition,” Mayweather stated.

Taking to Instagram, McGregor dropped the hashtag “not interested” to elucidate his stance and debunk Mayweather’s claims.

The phrase was accompanied by a photograph of him touchdown an uppercut on the American within the ring throughout their unique contest, which Showtime later stated achieved 4.3 million pay-per-view buys within the US alone.

McGregor uploaded the identical photograph afterward with the caption “The Cream Catalogue” and a “McGregor Inc” hashtag.

Pasted on to Mayweather on the snap was an inventory of the Irishman’s companies, however sharing the flush shot may even have been a retort to a sly dig the 45-year-old boxer made at his former ring rival. 

“I am not into fights where I am going to take any real punishment,” Mayweather defined as to why he prefers exhibition bouts nowadays.

“So, guys like Conor McGregor and guys that don’t really hit hard such as YouTubers or UFC guys, I don’t really mind colliding with those kinds of individuals but nothing where I am going to put myself in a position where I am going to harm myself or hurt myself,” Mayweather added.

Finishing his foe by way of a Tenth-round TKO in Las Vegas, it was Mayweather who went dwelling with the bragging rights from their first assembly whereas additionally a reported $280 million richer.

McGregor’s estimated $130 million pay packet would seem tempting for any fighter to try to take dwelling once more, though the response from ‘The Notorious’ might be taken because the Dubliner remaining centered on recapturing the light-weight title within the UFC.

McGregor, 34, has been on a 14-month hiatus following a horrific leg break throughout his defeat to Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi in July 2021.

“Obviously, my return will be in the octagon for UFC – that story is far from over, in fact it’s just being written, it is just the beginning,” McGregor clarified to Sky Sports whereas attending the Monaco Grand Prix in late May.  

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Leaving the door open to Mayweather at some point, nevertheless, he did state that he’ll “grace the squared circle again in the future.”

“Boxing is my first love in combat sports. I had such a great time the last time I was out there,” McGregor added.