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Wednesday afternoon in Toronto, Canada, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated prizefighter Floyd Mayweather appeared onstage together for the second time, on the second stop of their world tour. Conor McGregor<\/a> once again spoke first at the event, and this time took shots at Showtime Executive Stephen Espinoza, who he blamed for having his mic cut-out during the first press conference.<\/p>\n

Espinoza then fired back at McGregor in an interview with MMAFighting<\/a> after the event:<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure whether it\u2019s part of the show,\u201d Espinoza said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure how much is a put on. It seemed more than that. It certainly wasn\u2019t a wink and a nod. And it wasn\u2019t backstage saying, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m doing it for the good of the show.\u2019 The reality is you see what some athletes \u2014 whether combat sports or otherwise \u2014 the need to invent enemies and invent opponents to motivate. He\u2019s obviously got that in Floyd. If this is part of his process of imagining the world against him and motivating himself, then that\u2019s his his process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big boy. It\u2019s certainly not somebody that has come after me as a network. It did take me a little bit by surprise, but it\u2019s part of the entertainment value of the McGregor business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a grown adult, I\u2019m a grown adult. If that\u2019s the way he wants to conduct himself, we as the network or me personally are not gonna change it. It\u2019s one of the things that you appreciate Floyd for. Floyd certainly has his flaws like we all do, but there\u2019s always been a sense of professionalism in everything he\u2019s done. That isn\u2019t always the case with some of his opponents.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Floyd<\/p>\n

Espinoza may not necessarily let the incident go quietly however:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to sleep on it, but it took me by surprise,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the end of the day, I\u2019m a big boy and I still got two more opportunities to respond if I need to.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/13\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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