Floyd Mayweather’s Ex-Girlfriend Once Criticised Conor McGregor for an Extreme Joke

Published 06/26/2022, 8:35 AM EDT

There is no other fighter in the UFC right now that can get under their opponent’s skin like Conor McGregor. Ahead of his fight against Floyd Mayweather, which is referred to as the biggest bout in the history of combat sports, McGregor took it to another level by reminding Mayweather of an instance that landed him behind bars.

McGregor rocked a jersey of the former Golden State Warriors point guard, CJ Watson, who was reportedly having an affair with Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend. According to reports, on finding out about her affair, the boxer raised his hands on his partner, which landed him in jail.

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Floyd Mayweather’s former partner, Josie Harris critiqued Conor McGregor for rocking the CJ Watson jersey. Harris’ lawyer released a statement that expressed their views on McGregor’s CJ Watson display.

The statement read, “[The stunt] demonstrates not only an insensitivity toward the emotional wellbeing and privacy of the victim of Mayweather’s dom. violence. But, also a general disregard for the physical and emotional trauma and long-lasting psychological impacts suffered by victims of dom. abuse.”

“On behalf of Josie Harris, her and Mayweather’s three children, and all victims of domestic violence, we ask that Conor McGregor refrains from capitalizing off of the trauma suffered by her and other victims of domestic abuse,” her lawyer, Dan Friedlander reported to TMZ.

Throwback to when Conor McGregor played mind games with Jose Aldo

Before he became one of the biggest stars in the history of combat sports, Conor McGregor had to rise through the ranks like any other fighter. McGregor won his first belt in the UFC against Jose Aldo, which popularised him as a fighter. It was the first time the crowd saw McGregor’s fantastic ability to get into his opponent’s head.

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McGregor angered Aldo by playing his mind games and trash-talking him even though he was champion. He even took the belt away from Aldo during their conference and also got the crowd on his side. This clearly affected Aldo and hurt his ego.

He repeatedly told the media that he sensed fear coming from Aldo, and also promised a first-round finish. His trash talk was on another level and he took every chance he could to find a way to slam the Brazilian.

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Pranit Punjabi is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. A third-year psychology major, this Justin Gaethje fan merged his interest in psychology with his deep passion for MMA and was intrigued by this new angle to help him get closer to the action. Pranit aims to look through the violence and chaos, into what makes MMA truly beautiful, the deep and rich psychological aspect of the game.

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Floyd Mayweather’s Ex-Girlfriend Once Criticised Conor McGregor for an Extreme Joke

Throwback to when Conor McGregor played mind games with Jose Aldo

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