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“I Gave Floyd a…”: Conor McGregor Replies to Logan Paul’s Criticism of His Performance Against Floyd Mayweather

Afnan Chougle
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Conor McGregor, the UFC superstar, has a longstanding rivalry with the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake. However, one thing common between Logan and McGregor is that both have faced the undefeated boxer, Floyd Mayweather, inside a squared ring. 

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But Logan recently asserted despite not having a strong combat sports background, he inflicted more damage on Mayweather than the Irishman. ‘The Notorious’ responded to his statements in a flash. 

What did Logan Paul say about Conor McGregor? 

Initially, it was McGregor who started the thread of chastising YouTuber-turned-boxers. While replying to KSI’s tweet about Dillion Danis, the UFC star stated that although he supports Danis, he is least interested in the influencers boxing genre. 

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However, McGregor’s words didn’t sit well with Logan Paul, who apparently belongs to the same genre of combat sports. Thus, the social media star clapped back at McGregor claiming he had a better performance against Mayweather than the UFC star. 

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McGregor was stopped in the 10th round of the bout by Mayweather in 2017. Meanwhile, Logan vs. Mayweather ended in a draw as knockout was the only way to secure a win in the bout. In response to Logan, ‘The Notorious’ said, “I gave Floyd Mayweather a black eye, how about you?”

McGregor vs. Mayweather 2 will it happen? 

Irrespective of the outcome of the fight, Mayweather vs. McGregor is billed as one of the greatest crossover fights in the history of combat sports. The bout generated heavy revenue and pushed both the fighters’ net worth to a new level. 

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Given the history of the bout, a rematch was always on the papers. Recently, ‘TBE’ even said that he offered lucrative money to the UFC superstar for a rematch. However, the rematch only remained in talks and is yet to come to fruition. 

Do you think Mayweather vs. McGregor will happen? What are your thoughts on the exchange between Logan and McGregor? 

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Afnan Chougle

Afnan Chougle

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Afnan Chougle is a UFC author and content manager at The SportsRush. Afnan has written over 900 articles about combat sports before joining The SportsRush. He has now worked in the industry for over two years. He uses his expertise and enthusiasm to advance his professional career and offers insightful commentary on anything related to combat sports. Since UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov fan Afnan has faithfully followed MMA. Besides "The Eagle," Muhammad Ali is his favorite athlete. Apart from his professional exploits as a UFC journalist, Afnan enjoys honing his skills as an amateur actor/boxer and loves going on occasional treks.

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