WHEN CHAD MENDES and Conor McGregor appeared on BT Sport together last year, the currently rivalry that exists between the pair began in earnest.
It was Mendes who initiated the trash talk but he obviously didn’t realise what he was getting himself in for. After the American asked McGregor if he knew what wrestling was, the Irishman replied: “I can rest my balls on your forehead.”
Mendes and McGregor will fight for the interim UFC featherweight title in Las Vegas on 11 July and they spoke to the media via a conference call last night. It’s clear that the Mendes isn’t keen on McGregor, and the Dubliner’s ballsy promise is largely responsible.
“He’s talking about putting balls on my head… you know, just being very unprofessional,” Mendes said. “This is something that made it personal. For me, you don’t fucking do that.
“This is the fight game. This is something where somebody could get seriously hurt and that’s what I’m looking to do when I get in there against Conor McGregor.”
As you’d expect, there were some interesting exchanges between the UFC 189 rivals during the course of the conference call, which you can listen to below…
Are they fighting or tea bagging?
Ya can’t bate a good tea bagging!
McGregor will lash him; Mendes is an excellent wrestler but McGregor’s too big him, sizewise. His size and superior reach will be too much for Chad.
Lol it’s not boxing.
Reach is important for strikers
But it’s not important for wrestlers. That’s the point.
Mc gregors take down defence has improved dramatically since his last loss…chad won’t get near him without getting clattered. He’s a tough cookie but I see conor making light work of him.
Mendes: “that bigger boy said some silly things but as my mammy always says, sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you. So there.”
I believe that’s the extent of his trash talking capabilities
And McGregor has huge balls. But rumor has it that they still fit comfortably in his mouth.
Too much homo-eroticism going on here. Let’s just stick to the fighting.
Two half naked men chasing each other around in a cage and engaging in various states of embrace? Nasty!