Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has come forward with his opinion of the ever growing gossip behind Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The former champion thinks McGregor has more of a shot than some may initially believe.
In an interview with Mike Gunzelman, as transcribed by Bloody Elbow, Weidman explained
“So Mayweather and McGregor is going to happen. 100 percent. That’s a fact. I was just like everybody else. I thought it was a joke of a fight. Obviously McGregor has no chance in that fight. But everyone’s still going to pay to watch it because it’s Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is going to talk. He’s going to say things to Floyd Mayweather that no one has ever said to him before. He’s going to have Floyd Mayweather’s head spinning. It’s going to be insane. It’s going to be an amazing event.”
Weidman then discussed the size difference between the two fighters.
“Mayweather is going to be such a small man next to Conor. This guy is a giant. You have to realize that Conor McGregor was the biggest 145-pound fighter the UFC has ever had. He cut so much weight to make 145 pounds. He’s going to be so big and so heavy. He’s going to be so much longer and taller than Floyd Mayweather. His head is going to be so much bigger. It’s just two completely different animals.”
