Conor McGregor sends defiant message as Floyd Mayweather makes fight statement
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Conor McGregor sends cryptic message
Conor McGregor has seemingly reminded the promotion that he's their top dog in a cryptic Instagram post.
Late last week, Ireland's first UFC belt holder reposted a photo of himself smoking a cigar from the AugustMcGregor Instagram page.
Emblazoned across the snap was a defiant statement, which read: “Nobody is my boss.”
Respect
Floyd Mayweather speaks out on future
Floyd Mayweather Jr has seemingly poured cold water on talk of him fighting in the UFC and a potential MMA bout against McGregor.
Mayweather, 41, has been teasing a move to the mixed martial arts world for several months, but has seemingly changed his tune of coming out of retirement to grace the Octagon.
“No, no, no,” Mayweather told Fight Hype when asked if he’s planning on ending his second retirement.
Conor McGregor goes on wild rampage during UFC media day
“If I wanted to come back, the billion-dollar man can come back, make a few fights and a billion dollars it's possible.”
When asked if he’d like to extend his unbeaten record, Mayweather added: “We never know, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is my name.
“But I’m not coming back.”
Conor McGregor's reaction to the UFC's deal with ESPN
Conor McGregor reacts to UFC’s deal with ESPN
McGregor has heaped praise on the UFC after they struck a lucrative £1.12billion broadcast deal with ESPN.
Upon seeing the news, ‘The Notorious’ tweeted: “Respect.”