'À la Mayweather', McGregor takes off and is photographed with a pile of money

McGregor (left) in the best “Money Mayweather” style. Photo: Reproduction

The undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is famous worldwide for his ostentatious attitude – in addition, of course, to his world titles in the noble art and his very technical style in the ring. “Money” (money, in English), as he is known, became the highest paid athlete in the world and has seen his fortune grow even more since adopting the new custom. The “Mayweather Way” seems to have gone to school and the newest fan of showing off his assets is none other than the challenger for the UFC featherweight belt Conor McGregor.

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McGregor took advantage of a gap during the UFC 189 world tour, where he has been traveling alongside the champion José Aldo in order to promote the event on July 11th, to show off a little on social media. The Irishman insisted on being photographed next to a huge pile of money, and holding thousands of dollars, in what appears to be a large safe. “The profits of the week”, joked the challenger, who posed for the photo indicating that he was “number one”.

Speaking of Floyd Mayweather, the multi-time boxing champion has already been mentioned by himself Conor McGregor during a press conference recently. According to the Irishman, his duel against José Aldo, for which tickets go on sale this Friday (27), with the expectation of exceeding US$ 7 million (R$ 22,4 million) at the box office, will also be a sales success in packages pay-per-view and will even beat the mark reached by the duel between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, one of the most anticipated fights in recent boxing history and considered “The Fight of the Century”.

After years of teasing and months of intense promotion, Conor McGregor e José Aldo They will finally come face to face in the octagon on July 11th, in Las Vegas (USA). The duel for the featherweight belt is the main fight of UFC 189. In the co-main fight of the night, the North American Robbie Lawler puts the welterweight title on the line for the first time against the Canadian challenger Rory McDonald.

See the full photo below and see that the Irishman's pile of money is even bigger:

This week's profit. pic.twitter.com/QhP2UgIYqk

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) 27 March 2015

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