Last night, Floyd Mayweather shot down rumors that he and MMA superstar Conor McGregor were closing in on a billion dollar fight deal to fight each other later this year in Las Vegas.
— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) February 14, 2017
McGregor just landed in Vegas last night and is already trolling Mayweather over his statement.
I am in Las Vegas. Floyd has retired on my arrival. pic.twitter.com/z9EcxBJaDr
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 15, 2017
enjoying my city pic.twitter.com/DSqKwOWVL3
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 15, 2017
In an interview with GQ, McGregor said that he was going to punch of Floyd’s little head into the bleachers.
“Honestly, my fist is bigger than his head,” . “I sleep people. I put people unconscious. I’m stating facts. If I hit a man, his head is gonna go into the bleachers. You understand that? If I crack that little head of his, it’s gonna go clean off his shoulder and up into the bleachers.”
Floyd fired back by insisting that McGregor sort his issues with the UFC before talking to him and his team.
— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) February 15, 2017
From the outside looking in it seems like both McGregor and Mayweather want to get this done but Dana White and the UFC are are making it impossible by holding Conor to his contract.