Conor McGregor may have suffered a loss to Floyd Mayweather in his professional boxing debut, but it appears he gained the respect of most. Well, except for a few who he shares history with. McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) succumbed to a 10th-round TKO against Mayweather (50-0 boxing) in “The Money Fight” on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was a solid showing against one of the best boxers ever, even to the point that some of McGregor’s rivals were impressed. UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and former lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez were among them (via Twitter ): Respect @TheNotoriousMMA showed the world we can compete #MayweathervMcgregor — Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) August 27, 2017 Tips your caps To @TheNotoriousMMA , took TBE 10 fucking rounds .. great show for the world of MMA @ufc #greatWork — Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) August 27, 2017 One of McGregor’s biggest career foes Jose Aldo wasn’t impressed, though.
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How former Conor McGregor foes reacted to TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather – MMA Junkie