C. McGregor started well, but was defeated by Floyd (Reproduction Twitter UFCEurope)
Conor McGregor He started the superfight with Floyd Mayweather well, using angles and landing hard blows on the American. However, as the rounds went by, “Money” grew and the Irishman began to tire, until the fight was stopped by the referee in the tenth round, amidst a violent sequence of blows from Floyd. Despite not taking away his opponent's merit, the “Notorious” criticized the refereeing and assured that he would be able to fight for longer.
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“It's a shame, because my face is clean, my head is still clear, my thoughts are clear. I wish I had fought more, I wish I had more time to recover. He's very balanced, he's not very fast or very powerful, but he's very balanced. “Fair Play” for him. But I'm happy to be here. I have a clean face and I wanted to fight more, but I'm happy to be here, to have brought my teammates, to be wrapped in this (Irish) flag and to have represented my country correctly”, declared McGregor, immediately after the defeat. for Mayweather.
Asked what his next step would be, Conor admitted that he would like to test himself in boxing again, but assured that he will return to the UFC. There is speculation that he wants to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in Russia, defending his lightweight belt against the Russian fighter.
“I enjoyed this experience, so if anyone wants to fight me in boxing, just call me. But of course I'm going back to the UFC. Things will be a little different, because I think I did well in the first few rounds with him, so we'll see. But I’ll be back,” he concluded.
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