Former Training Partner for Floyd Mayweather Fight Reveals Conor McGregor “Apologized” to Stephen Espinoza Just to Get Tickets to Garcia vs. Davis
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Conor McGregor recently slid into the boxing headlines after he appeared to witness the war between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis at the T-Mobile Arena. Surprisingly, after Garcia faced his first-ever defeat in the squared ring, McGregor consoled him and earned respect from the fans. However, talks about the Irishman apologizing to Stephen Espinoza just to get tickets to the fight have been going around.
Earlier, the Showtime executive was attacked by McGregor and Dana White at an event in Toronto. Undeniably, the act garnered a boatload of laughs from the sporting community. However, recently, Paulie Malignaggi revealed that the Dubliner apologized to Espinoza in order to get tickets for the Garcia versus Davis fight. Furthermore, the former professional boxer sent an R-rated message to the former UFC double champion.
Paulie Malignaggi bashes Conor McGregor
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Recently, Floyd Mayweather‘s former training partner took to Twitter and shared a video clip where he revealed a shocking fact about the $200M net worth fighter. He revealed that the warrior from UFC had to apologize to Espinoza to get tickets for the Garcia versus Davis fight. Without a doubt, Malignaggi pulled down the ‘Mystic Mac’ for apologizing.
@TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/sehJ5yiHEc
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) April 27, 2023
Malignaggi said, “Conor McGregor had to apologize to Stephen Espinoza in order to get tickets to the Gervonta Davis for Ryan Garcia fight. Because, you know, everybody knows that McGregor has had issues, with his issues run ins with Espinoze in the past, and they were enemies as well. But Espinoza now controls the tickets. It’s a showtime fight. He had to apologize. And this p***y apologized just to get tickets to the fight.”
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Moreover, ‘Magic Man’ had a question for ‘The Notorious’. He added, “Just when I thought you couldn’t sink any lower, you apologized just for tickets.”
Malignaggi further stated that he would never have apologized. Undeniably, it was hard for many to believe that McGregor apologized to someone he previously called a “weasel”.
McGregor consoles Ryan Garcia upon his first loss
Garcia’s fight with Davis was indeed one of the most anticipated fights in the world of boxing. However, the ‘Tank’ shocked the world with a knockout punch. While Garcia was seemingly upset about his loss, the former UFC double champion took it upon himself to cheer him up.
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McGregor encouraged the boxer and prompted him to call for a rematch without the rehydration clause. Undoubtedly, the act won over the netizens as the video of the interaction found its way to social media.
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Edited by:
Rohini Kottu