Conor McGregor makes defiant statement as coach makes Khabib fight admission
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Conor McGregor fires back at Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor has rejected Floyd Mayweather Jr's offer to train at the Mayweather Boxing Club for his return to the UFC, which will see him lock horns with the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, he tweeted: “F**k the Mayweathers, except Senior and Roger.
“There is no peace here kid. Step up or step down.”
F**k the Mayweathers
Conor McGregor - Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach makes admission
Nurmagomedov’s head coach Javier Mendez has insisted the reigning lightweight champion won’t stand and trade with McGregor at UFC 229.
“There’s no amount of time that we have that’s going to help us to try and get him to stand up, there’s no way possible,” the American Kickboxing Academy head coach said during an appearance on the Eurobash podcast.
“So, I’m not gonna say, ‘Oh yeah, we’re gonna get him ready’… come on…wake up…it ain’t gonna work.
“We have to fight our strengths, we have to find ways of opening the doors to where his weaknesses are and likewise. This is basically the classic grappler versus striker fight.
“Keep in mind that they can both grapple and they can both strike, it’s just one is better than the other at (each discipline).
“We’re the better grappler, he’s the better striker, but that doesn’t mean we won’t strike, it just means he’s better.
"It’s about who plays whose game.”
Conor McGregor - Khabib Nurmagomedov fight prediction from Floyd Mayweather
Mayweather has warned Nurmagomedov to expect a tough fight from McGregor.
“I don't really have a prediction because I've never seen the guy fight that's facing Conor McGregor - from what I know he's a hell of a guy that's on the ground - hell of a grappler - and he can wrestle,” the legendary boxer told TMZ.
“But, the fans want to see you stand up and fight. That's what the fans like to see.
“Conor McGregor, he's a tough competitor, like I said before Conor McGregor's not gonna back down from anyone, he's not scared, he's a warrior.”