We’re all pretty excited for the fight of the century… but no one is more excited than Conor McGregor himself.
Ahead of the face-off on Saturday, and in between some verbal sparring, The Notorious and Money Mayweather took the stage for their weigh-ins.
But one muscle took the limelight, and it wasn’t the vein throbbing in the Irish UFC champ’s neck.
The pair of pro athletes stripped down to skins for the weigh in, with Money jabbing at Mac in his Paddy Power choice of briefs emblazoned with ‘Always bet on black’.
No words needed for McGregor, who displayed his prowess in Calvin’s.
Twitter reacted accordingly:
Is it just me or does Connor McGregor have a pretty obvious boner during this weigh-in? #MayweatherVsMcGregor pic.twitter.com/1ckwEZp5AL
— Samantha LaMagna (@PocoPretzel) August 25, 2017
Did @TheNotoriousMMA just pop a boner talkin to mayweather ???? #MayweatherVsMcGregor #MayMac #McGregor pic.twitter.com/9G2LK7CObX
— Clayton Licciardello (@YouGotOwned175) August 25, 2017
Based on the massive boner McGregor had during weigh-in, I'd say he's pumped up about this fight tomorrow.
— Jason Bayly (@jasonbayly13181) August 25, 2017
I new the #Mayweather vs #McGregor buildup would be nutty but I did not expect to see a boner at the weigh-ins pic.twitter.com/15BSYMGuh3
— Fury's Fight Picks (@FurysFightPicks) August 26, 2017
Yo why Connor mcgregor got a boner while right next to Floyd mayweather, you ain't slick Connor. pic.twitter.com/GWlkWzxPIE
— Max Ortega (@MaxOrtegaaa) August 26, 2017
After rumours circulating regarding McGregor’s boxing capabilities – with some claiming he’s been repeatedly KO’d during his sparring training – maybe the Irishman felt he had something to prove?
Maybe it’s another PR stunt?
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We all knew there were some serious homoerotic undertones between these two fellas, but this huge development is a bit below the belt.
Is this a pissing contest too far? We’ll find out tonight…
A former emo kid who talks too much about 8Chan meme culture, the Kardashian Klan, and how her smartphone is probably killing her. Francesca is a Cardiff University Journalism Masters grad who has done words for BBC, ELLE, The Debrief, DAZED, an art magazine you’ve never heard of and a feminist zine which never went to print.