Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor have a storied past, but Mayweather ripped into him again following McGregor’s UFC 257 knockout loss to Dustin Poirier.

Mayweather and McGregor took jabs at each other on social media until it eventually led to the Irishman’s first professional boxing bout, opposite the undefeated boxing great.

McGregor lasted into the tenth round, but that’s where Mayweather stopped him via technical knockout.

Prior to the fight with Poirier, McGregor had been talking about a potential return to boxing to fight Manny Pacquiao.

After Poirier knocked McGregor out in the second round of Saturday’s pay-per-view headliner, Mayweather took a hard shot at McGregor via Instagram.

“I seen this post and my take on it is that the world knows Con Artist McLoser can steal everything from me and be loved but I’m hated. That just lets you all know that racism still exist.

“Just know, that bum will never be me or be on my level. I’m just built different, my mindset is on another planet, my skills are second to none, I’m a natural born winner and yes I talk a lot of trash, but every time I back it up! This is what they hate.

“It’s sad that you can be a poor black kid from the ghetto that has dealt with racism your whole life and work extremely hard to put yourself and your family in a better position, and most of the hate come from my own people.

“Connor cannot even win in his own sport, but talking about coming back to boxing to fight Pacquiao. Nobody wants to see that, it’s like my leftovers eating leftovers.”

Floyd Mayweather

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It looks like Conor McGregor’s return did the blockbuster business many predicted.

According to a Monday report in the Sports Business Journal (subscription required), ESPN+ recorded 1.2 million pay-per-view buys for UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi, which was headlined by Dustin Poirier’s second-round TKO victory over McGregor in a lightweight rematch. Another 400,000 international buys put the mark at 1.6 million.

MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn reported one day earlier that 1.6 million was the floor for buys.

Per sources, early #UFC257 numbers are trending at a minimum of 1.6 million buys on ESPN+ pay-per-view. 📈

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) January 24, 2021

The UFC is not a publicly traded company and does not disclose financials. The early reporting on pay-per-view buys does not mention whether the company had to issue a significant number of refunds after reports of widespread problems accessing the live stream by viewers who had purchased the event.

Either way, if the 1.6 million buys figure stands, this would make UFC 257 one of the most top events in company history. UFC 229, featuring Khabib Numagomedov’s win over Conor McGregor, did a reported 2.4 million buys, while UFC 202, with McGregor’s majority decision win over Nate Diaz, was good for a reported 1.65 million purchases.

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Conor McGregor is facing hefty time off following his UFC 257 loss to Dustin Poirier on Saturday.

Former UFC double champion McGregor (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) suffered a technical knockout loss – the first of his career – in a rematch against Poirier (27-6 MMA, 20-6 UFC). Prior to the finish, Poirier damaged McGregor’s legs with an onslaught of leg kicks.

McGregor, 32, was handed a 180-day medical suspension as a result of a potential right tibia/fibula injury sustained in the fight. Like all medical suspensions, he will be eligible to return sooner, if his injuries are cleared by a doctor.

Poirier, meanwhile, received a seven-day suspension for mandatory rest.

MMA Junkie obtained the full list of medical suspensions from MixedMartialArts.com for UFC 256, which took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

After the fight, McGregor was on crutches. He hobbled his way backstage and to the post-fight news conference, where he expressed the pain he felt.

“My leg is completely dead,” McGregor said. “Even though I felt like I was checking them, it was just sinking into the muscle in the front of the leg, and it was badly compromised. It was like an American football in my suit at the moment, so it is what it is.”

UFC 257 competitors Andrew Sanchez and Matt Frevola were also each handed 180-day suspensions. Sanchez, who lost via TKO to Makhmud Muradov on the main card, suffered potential nasal and tibia/fibula injuries. In the featured preliminary card bout, Frevola suffered a potential right hand injury in a unanimous decision defeat to Arman Tsarukyan.

The full UFC 257 medical suspensions include:

• Dustin Poirier: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Conor McGregor: Suspended 180 days or until right tibia/fibula x-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Michael Chandler: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Dan Hooker: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to TKO loss.
• Joanne Calderwood: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Jessica Eye: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to left brow laceration
• Makhmud Muradov: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
• Andrew Sanchez: Suspended 180 days or until nasal and right tibia/fibula x-rays are cleared by a doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Marina Rodriguez: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Amanda Ribas: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to TKO loss.
• Arman Tsarukyan: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to left brow and scalp laceration.
• Matt Frevola: Suspended 180 days or until right hand x-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Brad Tavares: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Antonio Carlos Junior: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
• Julianna Pena: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Sara McMann: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
• Marcin Prachnio: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
• Khalil Rountree: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to left ankle pain.
• Movsar Evloev: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
• Nik Lentz: Suspended 45 days with 21 days no contact for right brow laceration.
• Amir Albazi: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
• Zhalgas Zhumagulov: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”

UFC 257 took place Saturday at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The main card streamed on ESPN+ pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

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ABU DHABI – All the moves were being made behind the scenes to make a Conor McGregor vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match a reality but, following his defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, “The Notorious” admitted he was unsure whether those plans would still come to fruition.

McGregor (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) suffered his third defeat in his last six UFC outings when he was finished by Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC) in the second round of their main event bout on “UFC Fight Island.”

After the bout, McGregor admitted that his rumored matchup with Pacquiao was close to being confirmed, but said he wasn’t sure what would happen following his most recent loss.

“I always did want to focus on my MMA career, but I’m also open,” he told reporters, including MMA Junkie, backstage after the fight. “I’ll see what happens. I don’t know what will happen. That Manny fight was happening. That was as good as done, so I don’t know.”

During fight week, McGregor appeared to be laying the groundwork for the matchup, telling The Mac Life that “talks are intensifying for this year,” and revealing that “it’s looking like it will take place this year.”

McGregor said he planned to discuss his future with UFC president Dana White after the fight, but, as a result of his loss to Poirier, those discussions may now take a slightly different direction.

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