McGregor has taken aim at Mayweather (Picture: Getty)
Conor McGregor has fired early shots at Floyd Mayweather ahead of their super-fight by taking a cheeky swipe at him on Twitter.
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The Irish UFC fighter will take on the undefeated boxer, who boasts a 49-0 record in the sport.
Mayweather, 40, is looking to surpass Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 career by achieving a 50th victory without a loss, despite previously retiring from the sport in 2015.
However, he has been tempted out of hanging his gloves up for good to take on UFC champion McGregor on August 26 in what is expected to be one of the richest bouts in history.
Mayweather Jr is coming out of retirement (Picture: Getty)
The Irishman has never boxed professionally and the pair will go head-to-head at light-middleweight – one category up from Mayweather’s last bout in September 2015.
McGregor, 28, is 12 years younger than the man he’s fighting and he could not resist taking a dig at the American’s age.
THE FIGHT IS ON. pic.twitter.com/KhW0u3jRft — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 14, 2017
He posted a picture of himself and Floyd Mayweather sr on Twitter with the caption ‘THE FIGHT IS ON’.
By putting up a picture of his opponent’s father, McGregor took aim at Mayweather’s age, which went down well with fight fans.
No he's just saying Floyd is old as shit. So he calls him Floyd Senior. — Adam Karagoshi (@AdamKaragoshi) June 14, 2017
That's the joke, he's saying Floyd is really old.. — Picko (@JacobPicko) June 14, 2017
LOOOOOOOL HOWS MAN GONNA USE MAYWEATHER SR TO DISS JR💀 https://t.co/xBCVRlequF — BOBBY FAZZLER (@fazahmxd) June 14, 2017
Its his father. Mcgregor throwing shade. pic.twitter.com/2DUvQaeu53 — KG (@ThaKiddVicious) June 14, 2017
McGregor sending out Mayweather Sr is amazing — Kevin Shockey (@KevinShockey) June 14, 2017
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