Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor press conference: Read the transcript from the controversial New York event
Read the full transcript from the controversial New York press conference, which saw McGregor accused of racism for his comments about being 'half-black from the waist down'
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Your support makes all the difference.Conor McGregor landed himself in yet more controversy on Thursday night, when he insisted on stage at a New York press conference that he cannot be racist because “he is half-black from the belly button down”.
His comments met with a divisive reaction in the Staples Centre, where the Irishman was promoting his August 26 fight with Floyd Mayweather, and were quickly criticised on social media.
Mayweather, having defended McGregor against accusations of racism earlier in the day, also said that his opponent had crossed a line.
“He came out today and did it again,” Mayweather said. “I don’t care if it’s white women, black women, white men, black men, Asian, Latina or Latino, you don’t disrespect people. To get respect, you must give respect.”
Here you can read McGregor’s comments in full, as we publish the full transcript from the controversial New York press conference that has made headlines around the world.
Conor McGregor: It’s the N-O, T-O, R-I, O-U-S, you just, lay down, slow. Recognise a real Don when you see one (recites The Notorious B.I.G’s Going back to Cali). Shout out to the greatest of all time, The Notorious B.I.G.
What’s up New York City?
50 Cent’s a b****. You (Mayweather) and 50 are two fake money b**ches. He’s bankrupt and you’re about to be. It should be 50, nah. Bentley, nah. We owe out bollocks to the IRS, yah yah yah. Sing it for me beautiful, yah, yah.
I got Floyd a gift. This is Jay-Z’s new album, 4:44. I want you to take this and listen to it and learn. Learn how to build and maintain a real empire, not a fake empire and when you’re done with it, send it on to 50 and when you do, tell em Blanco sent ya.
Let’s address the race. A lot of media seem to be saying I’m against black people. That’s absolutely f***ing ridiculous. Do they not know I’m half black? Yeah, I’m half back from the belly button down.
And just to show that that’s squashed here’s a present for my beautiful, black, female fans (thrusts hips).
The coat’s polar bear. I’m a cold c***.
F*** you. Do something. Someone do something about this polar bear coat I’ve got on.
Someone come up and stop me walking around this place like I own it.
I don‘t give a f*** how hot it is outside, I’m still wearing this s***.
Hey weasel (at Showtime executive Stephen Espinoza). Tell those f***ing Showtime b**ches to turn the air conditioning up. The champ champ’s rocking polar bear tonight.
New York, New York. What a f***ing city. What a city. To come back here, where I made history. I became the first fighter in UFC history to win two world titles simultaneously.
Thank you all, I’m blown away by the support. All Floyd’s side can suck this d***.
Floyd Mayweather: Hard work! Hard work! Hard work! Hard work! Hard work! Yeah.
I don’t just smell victory, I don’t just smell victory, you know what I smell? I smell a b**ch.
All money, it ain’t good money. Hey, point to the easy work. Yo, point to the b**ch. Yo, point to the quitter.
CM: (Flips the bird, points to groin): Point to that.
FM: This b**ch quit once, this b**ch quit twice, but, b**ch, you quit three times? You ho.
Where the bag at? Yeah. Yeah. Take a picture of motherf***ing greatness. You all in my face (to photographer)
Yo, yo, DJ, turn the music on for the strippers (throws money up).
CM: They’re all f**ing ones!
FM: That’s all you’re worth you b**ch
CM: Where’s the real money at? ... f***ing ones.
FM: All work is what? All work is what? All work is what? Well point to the easy work then.
Yeah. We just getting started baby. Yeah. We just getting started.
Dana White, I wanna take my hat off to you and tell you you done a f***ing remarkable job, 21 years. And guess what, me and you is getting that money, me and you.
We ain’t got to dress up. Guess what, this (McGregor) ain’t s*** but a circus, come on. And a p*ssy. I ain’t never quit and never will.
Yeah. Yo. (Floyd calls out to his entourage).
CM: Take them high heels off.
(Mayweather’s entourage surrounds McGregor)
FM: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Whassup?
CM: Pick them one dollar bills up b**ch. All you b**ches pick up them one dollar bills right here.
FM: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
CM: (To member of Mayweather’s entourage) F***ing juice head b**ch. Look at you you blown up b**ch. You couldn’t run up and down out there without being out of breath you f***ing fat b**ch.
FM: Yeah.
He’s a con artist, he’s a quitter. Real fighters don’t quit. Real fighters don’t quit. You f***ing idiot.
CM: F*** you
FM: You f***ing idiot.
CM: Look at them high heels. Take them high heels of you little f***ing squirt.
FM: You f***ing idiot. You f***ng circus clown. You ho. You stripper you b*** and you know it. And you know it.
I run the show, this is my ho and I threw one dollar bills on this b**ch.
Yeah that’s a $3 million fighter, this is an $800 million fighter.
I ain’t running nowhere but to the bank.
Brooklyn, what’s up? (crowd boos). That’s what I like, all you’re doing is putting money in my account.
That’s what I like.
CM: You pay a ho.
FM: (to crowd) You all want more?
CM: The stripper b**ches on the payroll.
FM: You all want more?
CM: (to female in the crowd) You’re looking good baby. You deserve better.
FM: 21 years
CM: F*** you and your time difference.
FM: Five weight classes and ya’ll choose a quitter? They say if you quit once, you will quit twice. But three times? Ah, man.
But I love my guy Dana White, he’s a smart motherf**er. Dana White pimpin’ this b**ch.
You what’s up we gonna pose the fighters or what?
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