Conor McGregor reignites Paulie Malignaggi feud and says sparring rival got ‘smacked out the gym’ in crazy rant at TV
CONOR McGREGOR has reignited his bitter feud with Paulie Malignaggi in a crazy rant at the TV.
McGregor welcomed the former boxing world champion into his training camp in 2017 before facing Floyd Mayweather.
They sparred twice in the UFC’s Las Vegas base, over eight and then 12 rounds but it was marred in controversy.
And it was the second of session that is remembered infamously, as images and footage of the spar leaked.
It included a disputed knockdown of Malignaggi, which caused the American to storm out the camp.
The two have continued to feud ever since and McGregor took the opportunity to aim a fresh dig at his old rival.
Malignaggi was on presenting duty for bare-knuckle boxing promotion BYB as McGregor sounded off.
He said: “You got boxed out of the gym, you little fool. He got smacked out of the gym. He got ran out of Showtime.
“You’re hired, lad. Behave. Put a can of stout on his nut! Put a can of Forged Irish Stout on his nut! And two bottles of whiskey on his ears!”
Malignaggi – who lost his punditry role with Showtime in 2020 – retired from boxing in 2017.
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But he did fight McGregor’s former training partner Artem Lobov, 37, in a 2019 bare-knuckle bout which he lost on points.
McGregor, 35, meanwhile has not boxed since losing his lucrative ring debut to Mayweather, 47.
But he does make his anticipated UFC return on June 29 against Michael Chandler, 37, after three years out.