Since photos of Paulie Malignaggi purportedly being knocked down by Conor McGregor during sparring had surfaced, things have not been pleasant between the two men. This had pushed the former two-weight world boxing champion to leave the McGregor camp, with only three weeks left before the August 26th fight against Floyd Mayweather.
“Magic Man” stated via a long social media post that his decision to cut ties with Conor and the rest of team McGregor was because of some “stuff outside the ring”, as well as “some ways things were handled in camp.