The great sparring scandal between Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi was well documented in the lead up to Floyd Mayweather’s polarizing boxing bout against the Irishman.
After Malignaggi left the camp due to leaked sparring pictures, the former boxing world champion lambasted the living conditions for McGregor’s sparring partners and questioned the punching power of “The Notorious”.
On fight week, Malignaggi got nose to nose with the Dubliner as he made his grand entrance a few days before he was scheduled to meet Mayweather.
Many believed that Malignaggi was looking to set himself up for a fight with McGregor, and according to his head coach John Kavanagh, the UFC lightweight champion wanted to face the former boxing champion in the Octagon.