CONOR McGREGOR took aim at Floyd Mayweather, claiming that he doesn't earn anything outside of the boxing ring.
A Twitter user claimed that Mayweather had tripled the amount of money that he would ever have.
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McGregor was teased by a Twitter user who said: "Floyd Mayweather is triple the money you will ever have pal."
McGregor was not amused and responded calling them "silly fools" while claiming that Mayweather has no income other than boxing.
He said, "Lol no, he doesn’t," He doesn't make any money outside of the ring.
His comments, aged 33 years old, sparked controversy underneath his tweet.
One replied: "According Forbes, Floyd has 455million and Conor 200 million.
"Frankly, Floyd doesn't have three times the Conor's but it's close to triple."
BETTING SPECIAL: PS50 in FREE BETS WITH SKYBETMcGregor supporters responded by claiming that Mayweather is "burning through all his money", while McGregor's net worth "increasingly quickly".
They stated that "Floyd is spending his money, while Conor is increasing his net worth rapidly."
"I believe it will not be long before Conor has more money."
Nate Diaz, a former McGregor rival, has claimed credit for a number of major fights in boxing during the past four years. This includes Mayweather's big-money encounter with McGregor.
And took aim at Logan Paul and Jake, YouTube stars who dabble in boxing and have been extremely successful so far.
Jake wants to build a career as a professional wrestler. He has three knockout wins and zero losses.
On August 30, he will face former UFC champ Tyron woodley.
His older brother Logan also fought Mayweather in an Exhibition bout in June. Logan held his own through all eight rounds.
UFC fan favourite Diaz claimed that he should be credited with the sport's recent detour on the fifth anniversary of the epic rematch against The Notorious.
On Instagram, the youngest Diaz brother wrote: "The beginning of the super-fight age.
"You are welcome Floyd, the Paul sisters, and YouTubers all over the world.
"It's an entirely new age. I promised you that I was changing the game @arielhelwani.
"I may not get credit, but I'll take my motherf***in credit.
"Don't forget that Conor was my biggest opponent before I fought him."
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