A lot has been happening in the combat world. But not a single day passes by without the mention of Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s boxing rematch.
The two exchanged punches way back in 2017. But the whispers of their rematch remain the talk of the town. The former two-division champion lost the fight in the 10th round by a TKO. McGregor had turned up to fight in the Octagon but has yet to return to the boxing ring.
However, ‘The Notorious’ got involved in an altercation with Mayweather’s bodyguards. This happened during their tour.
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Analogous to his nature, the UFC star called the bodyguards ‘juicehead turkey’. 5 years later, one of them got knocked out in a pro boxing fight. MMA fans were quick to unearth the old incident to poke fun at him.
How the Conor McGregor fans reacted
MMA fans didn’t take Jizzy Mack’s loss to a comparatively lighter opponent kindly. He became famous for the beef he had with McGregor.
One user took a dig at him and commented on how was knocked out by a tiny man.
He tweeted, “Yesterday, Jizzy Mack was Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard. Jizzy Mack couldn’t guard his own body and was knocked out by a very small man. Today, Floyd Mayweather is Jizzy Mack’s bodyguard.”
Yesterday, Jizzy Mack was Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard.
Jizzy Mack couldn’t guard his own body and was knocked out by a very small man.
Today, Floyd Mayweather is Jizzy Mack’s bodyguard.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September 25, 2022
This was the "Juicehead Turkey" bodyguard beefing with Conor btw 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/xmkAp3Vw5x
— 🐐丂ㄒ_卩丨'卄卂丨尺 🀄⚔ (@GoatStPiHair) September 25, 2022
Further, several Twitter users made similar comments about him.
Dear #MMATwitter, remember Floyd’s “juicehead turkey” bodyguard that went after Conor? Well he just got ktfo by a guy 42 lbs lighter than him lol. Lifting weights don’t mean you can fight bro, lucky Conor didn’t end ya but you got folded eventually haha. @Jizzymack5 pic.twitter.com/zPkFvyUUUk
— UndefeatedProBoxerDeji (@UndefeatedDeji) September 25, 2022
Holy shit how did I not know juicehead turkey was fighting?!!!!
— Busy Bee (@busy6ee) September 25, 2022
Juicehead turkey goes down. https://t.co/EJwQO9m8gO
— Beau Rehner (@BeauRehner) September 25, 2022
Many people pointed toward the weight difference between the opponents. They weren’t happy how the bodyguard had more weight advantage, yet lost the match.
Several fans brought up McGregor‘s previous comments.
@TheNotoriousMMA TMT needs to find a new juicehead turkey for security
— J.D. Wells (@JD_Wells_) September 25, 2022
Juicehead turkey form Voltron got smoked
— Pedro Silva (@PepSilva23) September 25, 2022
Jizzy Mac, Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard, was emphatically knocked out in the third round of his fight with kickboxer Kouzi earlier today.
Mac had a 42lbs weight advantage over his opponent 😮 #Boxing #BoxingVideos #Knockout #FloydMayweatherpic.twitter.com/s9HLr4qJsc
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) September 25, 2022
Here’s Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard doing the stanky leg and then kissing the canvas by a little guy.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September 25, 2022
Additionally, another fan questioned Mack’s status as a bodyguard.
Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard got fired on live TV https://t.co/Y5JgSgRqJM
— MMA Gone Wild🥋 (@mmagonewild) September 25, 2022
Thus, social media users brought up his past feud with McGregor and took digs at him.
The Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather feud
During their promotional world tour in 2017 for the buildup to their money match, a brawl broke out between the two combat stars’ teams. The incident happened in Brooklyn. Mayweather, being the instigator, directed his team to surround McGregor.
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‘The Notorious’ ended up pointing toward Mayweather’s bodyguards and repeatedly called them “juiceheads”. Therefore, a lot took place prior to their expected boxing match.
Recently, the undefeated boxer also spoke about facing the Irishman once again. Hence, fans expect yet another match sometime next year.
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