CONOR MCGREGOR couldn’t resist launching a cheap shot at fierce rival Floyd Mayweather after the American wore latex gloves at a fan meet-and-greet.
The boxing legend may have gone 50 fights undefeated but obviously fears coronavirus could end up leaving him floored.
Mayweather, 43, is travelling in style the across the UK as part of a tour having met Geordie Shore’s Chloe Ferry in Newcastle on Saturday.
One fan did his best to wind up the American by posing with a joke t-shirt that read ‘TMT, The McGregor Team’.
It was a play on Mayweather’s lifestyle brand called TMT, an acronym for The Money Team.
Mayweather, who is worth around £700million and nicknamed Money Man, brushed off the joke by posing with the fan who then took to Twitter to show off the image to McGregor.
The Notorious found it hilarious before commenting on the latex gloves Mayweather was wearing at the event.
He said: “Hahah brilliant. The gloves.”
Mayweather hasn’t fought since stopping McGregor in August 2017 where he pocketed a cool £300m from the mega-crossover bout against the UFC star.
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But he teased a comeback this year when he insisted he would face McGregor in a rematch if the money was right.
UFC lightweight champ Khabib is also desperate to face the unbeaten American inside the ring, but he has demanded that they have one round of MMA rules.
Commenting on speculation regarding his return at a DKM Promotion’s event at York Hall as part of his UK tour, Mayweather insisted any potential fight must be worth his while.
In quotes obtained by the Mirror, he said: “Like we (him and UFC president Dana White) talked about on social media, there’s two names right now.
“We talked about the Conor McGregor fight, we talked about the Khabib fight.
“For myself, the number is $600m (464m). If I’m going to go out there and risk it, it’d have to be worth it.”
Conor McGregor fought rival Floyd Mayweather in 2017Credit: Reuters
Floyd Mayweather is in the UK as apart of his tourCredit: USA TODAY Sports
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