TORONTO — UFC star Conor McGregor played to a partisan Toronto audience and made fun of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s tax problems at the second stop of their four-city promotional tour.
They are scheduled to meet in an exhibition boxing match Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
McGregor, one of the biggest stars in mixed-martial arts, was clearly the fan
The Irishman drew cheers with a profanity-laced tirade and encouraged the crowd to chant expletives at Mayweather.
Mayweather produced a backpack filled with thousands of dollars in bills before grabbing an Irish flag and draping it over his shoulders to mock McGregor.
The Associated Press