It was only a matter of time before the potentially combustible relationship between Conor McGregor and new sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi lost the word “potentially.”
Malignaggi went on a Twitter rant Thursday evening, slamming McGregor and his team for leaking photos from their sparring session Tuesday night at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Malignaggi was brought in by Team McGregor to help the UFC lightweight champion prepare for his first pro boxing match, against Floyd Mayweather on Aug. 26.
“I came to help this camp out, not to be exploited, now your gonna get the truth though,” Malignaggi wrote.