Moments After Caleb Plant’s Wild Slapping Incident With Jermall Charlo, Conor McGregor Sends a Bizarre Message After Viral Scene at Spence vs. Crawford Weigh-Ins

Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford recently appeared for the weigh-in for their undisputed welterweight clash. However, what stole the show was a scuffle backstage. Former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant smacked current WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. Meanwhile, Conor McGregor reacted to the incident and sent a message to Plant in a couple of deleted tweets.

Video footage released by Michael Benson showed Caleb Plant confronting Jermall Charlo backstage during the event. He charged him and smacked the WBC champion in his face. However, Charlo seemed unfazed and didn’t care to fire back at the former IBF champion. This almost ignited a brawl between the boxers’ entourages.

However, things did not escalate more than it had to. Both fighters were separated and escorted out of the arena with the presence of security by their side. Caleb Plant’s action didn’t go unnoticed as many people, including former UFC double champion Conor McGregor, took to social media to express their thoughts about the whole altercation.

‘The Notorious’ knows a thing or two about getting into scuffles with fellow fighters and competitors. Let us see what he had to say about Plant and Charlo’s showdown backstage during the undisputed welterweight title fight weigh-in.

Conor McGregor reacts to Caleb Plant smacking Jermall Charlo

The former UFC double champion took issue with the incident. In a deleted tweet, Conor McGregor said, “No.” His issue with the scuffle with not with Caleb Plant, but rather with Jermall Charlo. McGregor claimed that the fight should have been done and dusted there itself. Instead, he was disappointed that both of them got separated after Caleb Plant’s smack on Charlo’s face. The Irishman in another deleted tweet said, “Get right back here this second. Sir, you’re going nowhere till we settle this dispute here and now.”

Furthermore, Conor McGregor ridiculed Jermall Charlo for not responding back immediately after getting hit in the face. He was clearly disappointed with the WBC champion. ‘The Notorious’ added, “Wtf is going on there? Clean cracked and let’s him walk out? No. Nope. Nah. Not a f***in’ hope.”

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It is unknown why the situation escalated to such an extent that Caleb Plant decided to get physical. Besides, it is not a new occurrence in the world of combat sports for athletes to let off steam fairly quickly. We will have to wait and see what comes out of the altercation in the days to come.

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