‘If a rematch happened, I would most certainly beat him’: Conor McGregor claims he would take Floyd Mayweather in renewal
The Irishman was soundly beaten by the undefeated boxing great in their August superfight
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor insisted he would beat American Floyd Mayweather in a rematch and said he wants a boxer to “come into his world”, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
“Right now I am focused on my world, the world of true fighting,” he said.
“Ideally I would like to take one of the boxers into an MMA bout – someone come into my world now.
“I went into their platform and faced the so-called best-of-the-best and I handled him pretty easily in the early rounds, before I got fatigued and got stopped.”
But McGregor, nicknamed “The Notorious”, said he would beat the 40-year-old American in a rematch by changing his training regime.
“He (Mayweather) was a tactical genius in there. He changed his game plan three times and that is the sign of a true champion,” said McGregor.
“If it happened in a rematch, it’s a simple adjustment of me having a heavier sparring partner coming in the later rounds, leaning on me and walking me down.
“But if we had a rematch I would correct that and beat him.”
Referring to a possible Mayweather rematch, he added: “He’s retired. I will not call him out. I respect what he has done.”
Asked if he would get back in a boxing ring, McGregor replied: “Of course. Boxing is certainly an interest of mine. But the next fight will be to defend my UFC lightweight belt.”