Conor McGregor is backing Floyd Mayweather to get the job done on September 19.
Mayweather stopped Conor McGregor in what appeared to be his final pro bout back in 2017 before competing in several exhibitions.
While this looked to be the end of his career, that was before a stunning announcement from Netflix on Monday.
The streaming service has announced that Mayweather will return to face Manny Pacquiao at the Las Vegas Sphere in a rematch taking place 11 years on from their first encounter.
‘The Notorious’ clearly believes that one of them has aged more gracefully than the other during that time when sharing his prediction for their second chapter.
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Conor McGregor expects Floyd Mayweather to easily beat Manny Pacquiao
Conor McGregor has spoken about wanting to face Floyd Mayweather in a rematch for some time before the news of his former foe’s comeback.
He made reference to this once again after predicting that “Floyd beats him easy” when sharing his reaction to the Manny Pacquiao fight being announced via his Instagram story.
‘The Notorious’ added, “See ya soon bro,” seemingly suggesting once again that he, like ‘PacMan’, wants a second shot at Mayweather.
While Mayweather has competed in various exhibitions since 2017, Pacquiao has been more active, having ended a four-year hiatus in 2025 to face Mario Barrios.
McGregor clearly doesn’t think that the extra rounds that ‘PacMan’ now has under his belt will give the Filipino much of an advantage.
The first fight between the two boxing legends in 2015 saw Mayweather win a clear-cut unanimous decision on all three of the judges’ scorecards.
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Dana White said Conor McGregor’s UFC return isn’t done in latest update
In recent weeks, Conor McGregor has expressed some frustration towards the UFC over his planned comeback.
A now-deleted post from ‘The Notorious’ saw him claim that he’s on day 15 of telling him that he accepts whatever they’re offering and is requesting a contract.
When asked for an update on this, Dana White told the media this past weekend at a post-fight press conference in Houston that “if it was done and he had accepted, I would announce…
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