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Throughout the first three stops of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was criticized for what many perceived to be racist comments. <\/p>\n

In New York, on the third stop of the tour, Conor McGregor<\/a> attempted to address the criticism, stating that what many don’t know is that he is half black – “from the belly button down”. The joke fell a bit flat with those in attendance, however McGregor then proceeded to state that he loves black women, which then led to a sexual gesture on stage.<\/p>\n

The situation in its entirety didn’t sit right with Mayweather, who opted to take the high road<\/a>, stating that he has a very multi-racial team, and that McGregor disrespected his daughter, as well as her mother with the comments:<\/p>\n

\"Floyd<\/p>\n

\u201cHe totally disrespected my daughter. He disrespected the mother of my daughter. He disrespected black women, and he called black people monkeys. What I want to say is this. I\u2019m proud to be a black man, I\u2019m proud to be an American, and I love everybody. I have a diverse team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said before, you can\u2019t do that. Conor McGregor you cannot disrespect black women. You can\u2019t disrespect black people period.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Following the tour’s final stop in London on Friday, McGregor spoke about the jokes he made in New York in The Mac Life: <\/a>stating:<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t really hit right,\u201d McGregor said (h\/t MacLife). \u201cI\u2019m just gonna stay where it is and leave it out. I know who I am as a person. I think most realistic people can look and know.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor did draw a line however, explaining why he didn’t bring up Mayweather’s past domestic violence conviction, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had fun up there as well,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cI didn\u2019t need to bring certain things up. There was enough for me to have fun with. I\u2019m not trying to put someone\u2019s dirty business. I\u2019m here to fight now, so fuck all that other shit.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/15\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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