Floyd Mayweather: Conor McGregor is welcome to train at boxing club in Las Vegas

If Conor McGregor is to knock Khabib Nurmagomedov from the ranks of the unbeaten, he might need some assistance from an old foe who knows a thing or two about maintaining a perfect record.

Floyd Mayweather told TMZ Sports on Tuesday that he’s not only considering hitting up UFC president Dana White or McGregor himself for tickets to the Nurmagomedov-McGregor lightweight championship bout at UFC 229, but he’s also inviting “The Notorious” to come train at his gym in Las Vegas.

“I’ll talk with Dana, I may talk with Conor to get some tickets,” Mayweather said. “But leading up to the fight, when McGregor gets to Las Vegas, we’d like him to train at — I know the UFC has got a training facility — but we’d like for him to work out at the Mayweather Boxing Club.”

This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the blockbuster crossover bout that saw Mayweather improve his boxing record to 50-0 with a 10th-round TKO of McGregor in one of the most heavily-hyped and profitable fights in combat sports history. Though both men had heated words for each other in the lead-up to the event, they’ve downplayed the rivalry since after laughing all the way to the bank together.

Mayweather isn’t sure how McGregor will fare against Nurmagomedov, who is 26-0 in MMA and currently the reigning UFC lightweight champion, but he praised McGregor’s fighting spirit.

“I don’t really have a prediction because I’ve never seen the guy that’s facing Conor McGregor, but from what I know he’s a hell of a guy that’s on the ground, a hell of a grappler, and he can wrestle,” Mayweather said. “But the fans want to see you stand up and fight, that’s what the fans like to see. Conor McGregor, he’s a tough competitor.

“Conor McGregor’s not going to back down from anyone. He’s not scared. He’s a warrior.”

UFC 229 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 6.

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