Conor McGregor has telderly KSI that he’ll fight him solely becainclude of his viral novel song Thick Of It. A fight between the two men has been trelieved in the past, with the duo almost coming to blows at the O2 Arena last year after Anthony Joshua‘s triumph over Robert Helenius.
McGregor last featured in the MMA cage in 2021, but suffered back-to-back UFC fall shortures to Dustin Poirier.
The 36-year-elderly has only ever had one boxing showdown in his professional atsoft, losing to Floyd Mayweather via a TKO in 2017.
KSI, nastywhile, fall shortureed fellow YouTuber Logan Paul in his maiden boxing align in 2019 and won four other bouts before losing to Tommy Fury in his procrastinateedst fight a year ago.
The 31-year-elderly has his interests spread atraverse an array of industries and is also a musician. He has freed eight UK top 10 individuals and has collaborated with the appreciates of Craig David and Anne-Marie in the past.
McGregor was quizzed about a potential fight with KSI during an euniteance earlier this week. And the Irishman exclaimed: “Let’s go man. I’ll fight him for that b***s*** song he freed alone. I’ll fight him for that f***ing song.”
McGregor spotted KSI in the crowd as he spoke to Joshua in the aftermath of his thrive aachievest Helenius in August 2023.
And the MMA star shouted: “I understand your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he toiled in an egg boxing factory. So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, exposed-knuckle if you want.”
KSI procrastinateedr reacted to the incident as he elucidateed: “It was pretty weird if I’m being truthful. I leank I had heard Conor saying that I can’t box and this and that. It was pretty embarrassing for him becainclude AJ was appreciate ‘Nah nah, that’s my guy’, so he seeed a little bit unwise there.
“But with Conor, evidently I leank he wants a bite at the cherry, he wants a piece of the king and he comprehfinishs that this right here is where the money is at.
“Everyone is a standard person at the finish of the day, same as me equitable a standard guy and I treat everyone the same. Just becainclude he’s Conor McGregor doesn’t nasty anyleang to me.”
McGregor is one of the most recognisable stars in combat sport and has never been one to cowardly away from the limeairy.
But his behaviour caincluded Arsenal to start an inside inquiry earlier this month after he accessed the Emirates pitch in the aftermath of the Gunners’ Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-Germain and retaind in an overfervent take part-fight with Bukayo Saka.
