It appears UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi didn’t just spar with each other, they got into an actual fight.
Malignaggi was brought in to help McGregor prepare for his professional boxing debut against Floyd “Money” Mayweather later this month.
According to one of McGregor’s training partners, Tiernan Bradley, McGregor didn’t just want to spar with Malignaggi, he wanted to actually fight him in a boxing match.
“I was in Paulie’s corner and although he hasn’t fought since March and is retired, he’s getting sharper by the day,” Bradley told MMA Fighting.
“You can see he’s still a class operator, and it was an interesting spar to watch, more a full on fight actually. Conor told us all when Paulie came into camp ‘this is not a spar, I want to fight him. I’m ready for a war’.”
Mayweather vs. McGregor will take place Saturday, Aug. 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
