Explain yourself boy! Conor McGregor dismisses accusations of being racist at Floyd Mayweather ‘Money Tour’
The MMA star is taking flak from his rival after his ‘monkeys dancing’ comments during their promotional events
Facing mounting criticism over controversial remarks about race, Conor McGregor tried to dismiss the perception that he has mocked black people during a media tour to promote his fight against Floyd Mayweather.
“That doesn’t sit well with me,” McGregor said in a press conference. “I’m very multi-cultured. I’m a multi-cultured individual. I don’t have any ill feelings towards anybody. I don’t even see colour. I just wanted to say something and have a little fun with it.
“I just wanted to address it and play with it in my own little way. It’s stupid and it’s ridiculous and that’s basically what I was getting at.”
McGregor is dealing from the fallout of a comment made in an interview that appeared to be racially insensitive.
In an interview published to YouTube on Wednesday, Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Guillermo Rodriguez asked McGregor who would win a fight between McGregor and Sylvester Stallone’s character in Rocky III.
“Rocky III?” McGregor said. “I’m trying to remember which one was Rocky III. Was that the one in the celebrity gym? I can’t remember if that’s the one with the dancing monkeys or not.”