Conor McGregor blasts "cornflake" Canelo Alvarez for asking $200 million to fight David Benavidez: "Sheik Turki was right moving on"
Conor McGregor has not returned to the octagon since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 over three years ago. While the former double champ has remained inactive, he has maintained his presence in the combat sports world. 'The Notorious' recently took to X to call out Canelo Alvarez for his $200 million demand to fight David Benavidez.
Michael Benson of talkSPORT shared comments made by the four-division boxing champion, tweeting:
"Canelo Alvarez asked why he's demanding $200million to fight David Benavidez: “Obviously he's a risk, he's a great fighter. Plus he brings to the ring on fight night 25lbs more than me. It's a risk but I don't care. If the money's right it can be tomorrow.” [@SwaysUniverse]"
Quoting Benson's tweet, McGregor claimed Alvarez is not a draw and stated:
"Canelo is a cornflake. He has about 300k buys in him. He does not generate nothing near what he seeks to be paid. UFC NOCHE is going to run them from the strip. Sheik Turki was right moving on. CANELO DOESN’T SELL."
Check out the tweet from Michael Benson and the response from Conor McGregor below:
Turki Alalshikh, who McGregor referenced, recently revealed that he is no longer interested in a bout including Alvarez. While fans have clamored for a bout between the future International Boxing Hall of Famer and Benavidez, the former has remained adamant that he will need a guaranteed purse of $200 million to make the fight happen. He has reportedly been offered a $50 million guaranteed purse.
Conor McGregor calls out Donald Trump after labeling Khabib Nurmagomedov his favorite fighter
Conor McGregor has not been shy about his disdain for Khabib Nurmagomedov in the nearly six years since they clashed at UFC 229. After Donald Trump labeled 'The Eagle' his favorite UFC fighter, 'The Notorious' took to X to call out the former United States President, stating:
"Campaign ending decision. A smelly fat mountain monkey from the inbred mountains of Dagestan is your favorite UFC (AMERICAN COMPANY) fighter? Wow. Abysmal."
McGregor followed that up by revoking his previous praise of Trump, claiming:
"I was actually wrong. Couple hundred million he is worth. Not multi B. I would have thought USA ONLY would be the mentality here and what I would want to see out of my president, personally. To pick a retired inbred fighter from Dagestan Russia who has three main events only to his name is astounding. Over all the American fighters that have backed him. It’s a shocking decision. He was caught on the spot. That won’t go unnoticed on the roster. This presidential race is very tight right now. More so now."
Finally, he shared a seemingly edited photo of his long-time rival in a tub with five teammates, adding:
"trumps favorite fighter. here he is in a tiny tub with his fellow inbred pals in dagestan. Can you spot him? Where’s Khabib? Find Khabib. #TheyAreLookingForHim #THEYWILLFINDHIM"
Check out a screenshot of Conor McGregor's tweets below:
McGregor has angled for a rematch since suffering a fourth-round submission loss to Nurmagomedov in 2018. 'The Eagle', however, retired from mixed martial arts in 2020 following the sudden death of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.