Conor McGregor rubbishes Floyd Mayweather’s claim he earned over $100 million from exhibition bouts
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Conor McGregor dismisses Floyd Mayweather’s claim that he made more than $100 million from exhibition fights… and says the undefeated American is ‘full of shit’ with another fight between the two expected next year
- Mayweather has a demonstration fight in Japan on Saturday and claims to make $20 million
- McGregor questioned that claim, saying he would be on the Forbes list if he earned as much as he claimed to have earned
- The two are in talks about a possible rematch of their 2017 fight next year
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Conor McGregor appeared to debunk Floyd Mayweather’s claim that he had $100 million in his pocket for an exhibition fight.
Mayweather’s next fight is an exhibition this weekend in Japan against Mikuru Askaura – with the American telling Sportsmail he will earn between $15-20 million from the fight.
He also previously bragged that he made $100 million for his controversial exhibition match against Logan Paul.
Conor McGregor Debunks Floyd Mayweather’s Claim He Made $100 Million For An Exhibition Fight
However, McGregor refuted that idea on Twitter, saying Mayweather was “full of junk” before deleting the tweet from his profile.
“He also said he made 100 yards to spar the Logan man but never made it to the top 100 on the Forbes list,” the tweet from McGregor’s account reads.
He hasn’t made 20 million in one full year since 2017. When we fought the last time. Otherwise he would have been on the list. He hasn’t made the list since 2017. In other words, he’s full of s**t’
McGregor disputed Mayweather’s claim he would make $20 million from this fight in a tweet
McGregor’s tweet comes on the heels of Mayweather’s claim that a fight between the two is in the works for 2023 and may go down as a professional fight.
The two last met in 2017, with Mayweather taking a 10th-round victory via TKO.
Speaking exclusively with Sports postMayweather discussed his plans for the rest of the year and went into details on how to confront McGregor again.
Mayweather said ‘I want to go to Tokyo this weekend and have fun [against Mikuru Asakura]. Then I have another exhibition in Dubai in November and me and Conor McGregor in 2023.
Mayweather dominated McGregor and took a tenth-round TKO win against the UFC star
‘We don’t know if it will be an exhibition or a real fight. But both have been talked about. I’d rather have an exhibition.’
When asked why he preferred an exhibition, Mayweather said, “I don’t like fights where I’m going to take real punishment.
“So guys like Conor McGregor and guys who don’t really hit hard like YouTubers or UFC guys I don’t mind clashing with those kinds of individuals but nothing where I’m going to put myself in a position where I am harm myself or hurt myself.’
He also remained open to a fight in the UK, saying: Sports post:‘We do not know’ [where the rest of my bouts will take place] but of course if the price is right I’ll be on my way [to the UK].
McGregor hasn’t fought since he broke his leg (above) during his defeat to Dustin Poirier
Mayweather’s clash with the Notorious turned out to be his last professional fight, taking his record to 50 wins and zero losses or draws.
Mayweather – who insists he wouldn’t change anything about his career – reportedly made about $280 million from the blockbuster.
Meanwhile, McGregor reportedly took home $130 million from what was his first and only boxing fight.
Since then, McGregor has suffered three defeats in his last four UFC fights. He also distanced himself from the Octagon for some time after breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier.