Former boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi is not happy with Conor McGregor’s team for posting a potentially misleading pic of their sparring session today on social media.
Gerry Byrne, a close friend of McGregor’s, uploaded this pic to his Instagram page that shows Malignaggi knocked down to the ground with the caption “that OMG power” which references an interview the boxer gave Jim Rome earlier in the week where he said that he didn’t feel McGregor “had that OMG power”.
Malignaggi saw the pic and immediately fired off a series of tweets claiming that he was pushed down and not knocked down by McGregor.
Its not nice 2 paint a pic that isn't true, this was a pushdown in sparring, post the whole video rounds 1 through 12 UNEDITED https://t.co/R82BLiMMVm
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) August 4, 2017
The @ufc PI has cameras all over the gym recording 24/7. The video exists UNEDITED of rounds 1 through 12 Tuesday night, let the fans see.
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) August 4, 2017
I came to help this camp out, not to be exploited, now your gonna get the truth though. Post FULL UNEDITED VIDEO FROM TUES night #Ethics
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) August 4, 2017
I actually beat his ass, 24 hrsoff a flight 2 lol, which is why Im saying post the vid, I try not 2 be petty but seems it's late 4 that now. https://t.co/vSE2Iw4ffM
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) August 4, 2017
Only his personal photographers allowed in the gym. Don't just invent you're own reality of things because it's how u wish it to be buddy. https://t.co/OsnN2AkL56
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) August 4, 2017
The picture was still up on Byrne’s page an hour after Malignaggi’s tweets and no one on McGregor’s team has yet to comment on it.