{"id":283936,"date":"2018-08-29T06:28:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=283936"},"modified":"2018-08-29T06:28:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:28:40","slug":"floyd-mayweather-fires-back-at-conor-mcgregor-after-training-invitation-is-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/floyd-mayweather-fires-back-at-conor-mcgregor-after-training-invitation-is-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather fires back at Conor McGregor after training invitation is rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just when it looked like Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor&#8217;s beef was in the past, it seems to have heated back up.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Mayweather actually made some complimentary remarks about McGregor, and event invited the Irish star to come train at Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas ahead of his UFC 229 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really have a prediction [for UFC 229] because I\u2019ve never seen the guy fight that\u2019s facing Conor McGregor\u2014from what I know he\u2019s a hell of a guy that\u2019s on the ground\u2014hell of a grappler\u2014and he can wrestle,\u201d Mayweather told TMZ of Conor McGregor\u2019s fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.\u00a0\u201cBut, the fans want to see you stand up and fight. That\u2019s what the fans like to see. But, Conor McGregor, he\u2019s a tough competitor, like I said before Conor McGregor\u2019s not gonna back down from anyone, he\u2019s not scared, he\u2019s a warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"rcjsload_325dd8\">\n<p>\u201cI know that UFC got a training facility but we\u2019d like for him to work out at the Mayweather Boxing Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While it looked like Mayweather was extending the olive branch, however, McGregor didn&#8217;t accept it. He shut the undefeated boxer&#8217;s offer down on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fuck the Mayweathers, except Senior and Roger. <br \/>There is no peace here kid. <br \/>Step up or step down.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1034594123418939392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">\u201cFuck the Mayweathers, except Senior and Roger,\u201d McGregor said on Twitter on Tuesday night. \u201cThere is no peace here kid. Step up or step down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Now, Mayweather has fired back. As you probably expected, he doesn&#8217;t seem to have taken kindly to his offer being rejected.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnC5z19ghxJ\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Easiest 9 figures I ever made,&#8221; Mayweather said in response to Conor McGregor on Instagram. &#8220;All work is what?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it doesn&#8217;t seem like Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor&#8217;s beef is going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/29\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when it looked like Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor&#8217;s beef was in the past, it seems to have heated back up. 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