'Very close'… Conor McGregor reacts to Tyson Fury suffering second successive loss against Oleksandr Usyk
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UFC superstar Conor McGregor was quick to react to the big boxing rematch on Saturday night.
Oleksandr Usyk outpointed Tyson Fury over 12 rounds to defend his WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight titles at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia.
It was a close fight that could’ve gone either way but ended with all three judges scoring 116-12 in favor of Oleksandr Usyk.
Another rematch with Daniel Dubois appears to be the next. The IBF heavyweight king, who was stopped in nine rounds when he fought Usyk last year, stormed the ring and demanded a shot at revenge after watching his compatriot fall short against the undefeated Ukranian.
Conor McGregor applauds both boxers post-fight
As boxing fans began debating the scorecards, Conor McGregor took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to celebrate both men. ‘Notorious’ believes we witnessed a ‘close fight’ that Tyson Fury should be proud of even in defeat.
“Tremendous fight! Both men EXCEPTIONAL BOXERS! Truly,” he tweeted.
“Let the talk about Usyk playing up to the right hand body shot end now. He was as tough as he was skilled tonight! What a fight! Tyson Fury is some man. Anyone else against that version of Tyson Fury gets smoked.
“Very close fight. So enjoyable! Thank you both Gentlemen and teams. Thank you Saudi Arabia!”
McGregor will have been watching closely for some tips ahead of his potential return to the ring.
The 36-year-old made $100million when he boxed Floyd Mayweather in his pro debut seven years ago.
Now he claims that an even more lucrative fight is set to take place before his UFC return in 2025.
Conor McGregor vs Logan Paul?
Earlier this week, McGregor sent the combat sports world into meltdown with a social media post.
‘Notorious’ distanced himself from a fight with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria before claiming that he is in talks to have an exhibition boxing bout with YouTuber-turned-WWE star Logan Paul.
"The rumors of a bout with Topuria are false. I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. I have agreed. I will then seek my return to the Octagon," McGregor said.
No official announcement has been made yet, but McGregor continues to talk up the fight at every opportunity.
"TKO Group! UFC vs WWE,” he tweeted. “There are levels to this, a big sloppy novice is going to find out!
“TKO KING TITLE! #BiggestGenerator #KingofNumbers #Streams #PPV I hold every record and I am coming back to KO this novice and rack in more numbers for the company. #StockMarketIndia #MyHighestPayPacketYet #Thanksforthecheese.”
