Conor McGregor achieved immense success in mixed martial arts (UFC). When he was at the top of the mountain in 2017, he crossed over to another combat sport-Boxing-and fought the best they offered, Floyd Mayweather. But he also had another challenge presented in front of him; It came from an Olympic legend-Michael Phelps.

A few days after the May/Mac bout, the record 28 Olympic medal holder posted a tweet and tagged Conor McGregor with a proposal.

It came after both Phelps and McGregor were coming off losses. ‘The Notorious‘ came short in his boxing debut against undefeated boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, whereas Phelps dropped the ball against a shark (computer-generated) in a race.

“All of this talk… Should we race as well??,” ‘The Baltimore Bullet’ wrote to the Irish superstar with a photograph of them facing each other.

‘Flying Fish’, though, posted it as a parody. However, it caught the media’s attention. Besides, the call-out from Phelps was all over the internet, and everyone wanted to see these two absolute stars square off against each other.

‘Mr. Swimming’ described his post as a ‘joke’ but said, “If he wants to swim, I don’t care. I’ll race him.”

‘Superman‘ claimed he would complete the race within 48 seconds with a proper training camp; He said, “I don’t see him [Conor McGregor] breaking a minute. So I could probably beat him with a 50-metre head start.”

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Despite all the surrounding buzz, for the better or worse, the race never materialized.

Michael Phelps knew Conor McGregor would struggle against Floyd Mayweather

One of the greatest athletes in sports history, Phelps was a fan of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing spectacle in 2017. The swimmer was following the event. Subsequently, he posted a few reactions when ‘TBE‘ knocked off former UFC dual champion’s dream to hand him his first loss.

Despite not going to the last bell, Phelps praised ‘The Notorious’ for his efforts against arguably the greatest defensive boxer ever to step inside a boxing ring. Meanwhile, he also congratulated the undefeated boxer for his clinical performance.

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