The sparring — physical and verbal — between Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi has made as many headlines as anything leading into McGregor’s boxing match against Floyd Mayweather on Aug. 26.
Despite that, footage from the two sparring sessions at the UFC Performance Institute have not been used by Showtime as part of its “All Access” series leading into the megafight in Las Vegas.
On Tuesday, UFC president Dana White said Showtime has plenty of video, but is choosing not to air it, because executives don’t want Malignaggi to look bad. Malignaggi is on the broadcast team for Mayweather vs.