A couple of Instagram posts made late last week left the combat sports world in complete disarray.
On Friday, UFC president Dana White released two video clips on his personal Instagram account from the infamous sparring session between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and former WBA and IBF boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi. The footage instigated an intense debate among fight fans about whether the Irishman had knocked or pushed down Malignaggi in preparation for his Aug. 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
However, although the “knockdown: was the main focus of the conversation, the footage also brought up some other interesting questions to the table, including the ethics and etiquette behind sharing sparring content to the public.