http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5508369126001 Filed under: Featured , News , UFC The whirlwind press tour featuring Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather generated its share of controversy, and not all of it seemed accidental. Now MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and retired UFC and WEC fighter Danny Downes discuss the takeaways from four days of hype and public swearing. * * * * Fowlkes: Well, Danny, it’s finally over. Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather spent the better part of a week doing one press conference a day, going from Los Angeles to London, and it only got more ridiculous with each stop. By the end, McGregor had to address accusations that he was racist , while Mayweather got called out for his homophobic language . And, oh yeah, they both called each other “bitches” at least a couple dozen times
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