Proposal for help and rudeness in response: how Mayweather helps to promote the battle of Nurmagomedov with McGregor

Up to one of the most long-awaited duels in the history of the UFC remains just over a month, and interest in the fight between Habib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is heated in every possible way. During the announcement of this fight, the president of the Absolute Fighting Championship, Dana White, said that the company will not conduct promotions because of tight deadlines. However, even now we can say that this confrontation does not really need such promotion.

The squabble in social networks between the Russian and the Irish has been going on for several days, but the day before it, undefeated world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was also involved. August 26 last year, the famous athlete met in the ring with McGregor and won his 50th career victory. But even the unsuccessful performance of Conor produced an indelible impression on his former opponent.

"Conor is not going to retreat, he is one of those fighters who are absolutely not afraid of anything. It does not matter for him how the fight will end. Conor will fight, "- said Mayweather TMZ.

At the same time, the American boxer was so impressed with the abilities and fighting spirit of his former opponent that he even offered him help in preparing for a fight with Nurmagomedov.

"I know that the UFC has its own training ground, but we would be happy if he was involved in the Mayweather Boxing Club," the legendary boxer said.

Mayweather did not try to predict the outcome of the main battle of the tournament UFC 229, but again he showered McGregor with compliments.

"I can not predict the outcome of the fight. I've never seen Konor's rival fight. As far as I know, he is incomparable in the stalls and he knows how to fight. But the fans want to see how the fight goes in the rack. That's what they like. MacGregor is a tough opponent, he's not afraid of anything. A real warrior, "added Mayweather.

However, such a curtsey from the side of the former boxer did not impress the Irishman. McGregor was always famous for his sharp tongue and once again demonstrated this by harshly responding to Mayweather's words.

"To hell with the Mayweathers, except for Floyd the elder and Roger. Do not count on the world, "McGregor wrote on his official Twitter page.

Conor's similar behavior could not have been ignored by Floyd. Mayweather quickly forgot about respect and flattering words about his former opponent and published an offensive message in his Twitter.

Easiest 9 figures I ever made! All work is what? # MayweatherPromotions # TMT # TBEpic.twitter.com / 32WGa78AHV

"The easiest nine-figure sum that I have ever earned," - the American signed a full-time duel.

At the moment, McGregor did not answer his counterpart, but we can safely assume that the conflict between the two athletes will continue. Knowing the love of both to the public exchange of jerks, it is not difficult to predict that the Irishman will soon strike back on the opponent.

However, it is noteworthy that the former UFC champion in two weight categories has to "fight on two fronts." After all, his argument with Nurmagomedov's entourage died down, but it hardly ended completely. It all began on August 24, when McGregor unexpectedly published a message in which he roughly insulted the father of his future opponent.

"Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, I see you. You hide behind your fake respect, just like your middle son. A shivering coward, "McGregor wrote.

@ abdulmanap.nurmagomedov I can see you. Cowering behind fake respect. Just like your middle child. A quivering coward.

Publication from Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) Aug. 24, 2018 at 8:07 am PDT

It is not clear what exactly the Irishman had under "false respect", as in his last interview Nurmagomedov Sr. said that the fight at UFC 229 would end then "when Habib wants it", and also added that after two rounds "Conoru on his feet do nothing. "

Moreover, there was no response from Abdulmanapa himself. The father of the UFC champion calmly commented on this Irishman trick.

"On this occasion, I do not give comments. Habib will give the whole answer to this, "Nurmagomedova, senior Sport24 quotes.

But on insults to the father of his opponent, McGregor did not stop. Next in line was another UFC fighter, Zubayr Tukhugov, a team-mate and a good friend of Habib.

"A real Chechen will never help a Dagestan attack another Chechen. A real Chechen will never accept an order from a Dagestan. It's a betrayal. There is nothing worse than this, "McGregor wrote.

Apparently, this Irish phrase is a reference to the incident, which occurred a few days before the tournament UFC 223 - it was on him that Nurmagomedov won the UFC championship belt. In the lobby of one of the hotels in New York there was a conflict between Habib and Artem Lobov, who is a sparring partner of McGregor. The reason was the words of a Russian-Irish soldier, who said that at the meeting he could easily "push down the Dagestani slap."

As a result, a verbal skirmish almost did not turn into a fight, and in the course of the proceedings a friend of Konor Islam Badurgov, who is known for his videos on which he portrays McGregor, suffered. The Chechen by origin, he was in the thick of events and received a slap from Nurmagomedov.

As a result, it was this incident that led to McGregor's attack on the bus in which Nurmagomedov and other UFC fighters left the Barclays arena after the weigh-in procedure. The Irishman in the company Lobov and several other accomplices smashed several glasses, and the native Kramlin tried to break into the bus, but was stopped. As a result, he was convicted and sentenced to five days of community service and attending wrestling trainings.