UFC famous person Conor McGregor and boxing champion Canelo Alvarez are the newest in a rising variety of blended martial artist vs. boxer spats. The 2 lately jawwed about who might beat the opposite, all leading to a lot ado about nothing.
Jon Jones vs. Tyson Fury will get Dana White endorsement
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been engaged in a verbal battle with heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury of late. For weeks, the 2 have been spitting at one another, changing into one of many solely potential fights that garnered the endorsement of UFC president Dana White.
That verbal battle is prone to stay a confrontation. Jones is adamant he would throttle Fury within the Octagon, whereas the boxer solely needs to battle beneath the Marquess of Queensberry boxing guidelines. So the self-proclaimed baddest males on the planet need nothing to do with the opposite’s sport.
Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather got here to fruition
McGregor, in fact, is not any stranger to verbal warfare, even garnering sufficient consideration to conjure up an precise boxing match with pugilistic nice Floyd Mayweather. That’s definitely one mark in McGregor’s favor. As a lot as he spits hearth, it typically is backed up with motion.
Despite the fact that he misplaced to Mayweather, the bout occurred, and it shattered fight sports activities information left and proper. The battle reportedly generated round 4.3 million pay-per-view buys and $600 million in complete income with Mayweather taking residence round an estimated $300 million and McGregor about $100 million.
It’s no marvel that Jones and Fury are taking pictures at one another. If they might truly generate sufficient momentum to hold their battle into the Octagon or a boxing ring, the payday could be ostentatious, whatever the consequence.
Might Conor McGregor vs. Canelo Alvarez turn out to be a actuality?
The identical could possibly be mentioned for McGregor and Alvarez. Although McGregor hasn’t compete very often of late and his file is questionable, he’s a draw. And Alvarez continues to be thought-about in his prime and one of many greatest stars on the earth of boxing.
It’s unlikely that Canelo vs. Conor might draw wherever close to the numbers that Mayweather vs. McGregor did, however even when their jawwing doesn’t produce a battle in some unspecified time in the future in time, it elevates the inventory of each males.
Throughout a current boxing occasion, McGregor was caught on digicam saying, “I’m a southpaw. John Ryder’s a southpaw. Billy Joe Saunders is a southpaw. I’ve seen strategies. I’ve seen issues I do, and I do know he’s waning. I’d battle Canelo no f**king downside.”
Canelo responded by saying he would beat McGregor with one hand behind his again.
McGregor, in fact, couldn’t let the feud fade away, responding in a since deleted Tweet, “Canelo, you little ginger sausage. I’d beat you with NO HANDS. Don’t neglect.”
Although he doubtless deleted the Tweet as a result of somebody suggested him that utilizing the time period “little ginger sausage” wasn’t precisely a very good look, McGregor isn’t one to doubtless again away from the controversy. He’s, in spite of everything, a social media magnet and extremely expert at creating sufficient controversy to maintain the highlight on him.
Jon Jones vs. Tyson Fury? Dana White all the way down to make it occur
Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is subsequent… however when?
McGregor is meant to return to the Octagon in late 2023 to battle fellow The Final Fighter coach Michael Chandler in a extremely anticipated bout.
The Irishman should first re-enter the U.S. Anti-Doping Company UFC Athlete testing pool and supply clear outcomes for six months earlier than being deemed eligible to battle within the Octagon. Although USADA and McGregor have acknowledged that they’ve been discussing his re-entry, there have been no statements that he has carried out so, as of but. There may be additionally no file of him being drug examined by USADA in 2023.
The present goal for McGregor vs. Chandler is rumored to be UFC 296 in December in Las Vegas. Whether or not that involves fruition, we’ll have to attend and see, as time is working out on McGregor’s re-entry into the USADA testing pool.
Dana White updates on McGregor vs. Chandler
UFC president Dana White supplied an replace on Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler following UFC Vegas 73: Dern vs. Hill in Could.
