Ronda Rousey isn’t the only UFC fighter who thinks she could take Floyd Mayweather.
Conor McGregor was interviewed by The Guardian on Sunday, and he said he’d love to get a chance to go head-to-head with the undefeated boxer. The featherweight fighter admitted Mayweather would have an advantage over him if they boxed, but he wouldn’t be concerned if they met in the Octagon.
“In a real fight, I would dismantle him in seconds,” McGregor told The Guardian.
The Irishman went on to endorse Rousey, too.
“Ronda would dismantle him in seconds — 100 percent,” McGregor said. “When you don’t know how to grapple, you don’t stand a chance. For us, it’s like playing with a baby. People who don’t understand the sport cannot understand how vulnerable they are. There are always clinches, and Ronda is a judo Olympian. She would throw Floyd on his head in a second. Me? I would knock him out. Cold.”
Still, McGregor knows Mayweather likely would never agree to an MMA-style matchup. But he’s sure that if he did, the two would make quite a profit.
“Why would he take me on?” McGregor said. “But if you’re talking about a fight that could generate half a billion, it’s this one. There’s never going to be another boxing fight like this. Only a cross-style match between Mayweather and me could generate that kind of interest and revenue.
“So maybe it could happen. I would certainly be up for it. I am capitalizing on every single opportunity. It’s a strong word, one of my favorite words: capitalize. I’m ready to capitalize on everything.”
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