Those on Conor McGregor’s team are certain that McGregor dropped Malignaggi in sparring two weeks ago. Malignaggi says it was a push and not a legitimate knockdown.
An unwanted distraction for Conor McGregor in the lead up to his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 26, 2017, is the drama surrounding the Irishman’s now-infamous sparring sessions against Paulie Malignaggi.