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Conor McGregor: ‘Mayweather needs me, I don’t need him’
- Updated: May 22, 2016
ESPN scored a silence-breaking interview with UFC superstar Conor McGregor on their Sunday Conversation show.
Topics addressed include a potential boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather. McGregor claims that he was offered $7 million for the bout vs. a $100 million payday for Mayweather.
“He needs me. I don’t need him. I’m not taking a pay cut.”
He also discussed the spat with Zuffa brass that led to him being pulled off the UFC 200 card (transcribed by MMA Fighting).
“I was in a time where I was like, figuring out something,” McGregor said. “I didn’t just shut out and say no to everything. I just wanted to do reasonable media, and then, hey, all of a sudden, ‘Conor, it’s three months from the fight, we’ve got to drag you (onto) 40-hour flights to come and …
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