Conor mcgregor is gay

Paulie Malignaggi has reacted to Conor McGregor mentioning his name as a potential future opponent by appearing to propose the UFC megastar has a “weird gay fetish” for him.

The former boxing world champion responded to a call-out from McGregor by attempting to close down any further communicate of a fight. In so doing, Malignaggi, who has a bitter history with the Irishman, unloaded in a message that went in an entirely different direction.

“I’d fond to box Paulie,” McGregor told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani ahead of his UFC 246 showdown with Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone on Sunday (AEDT).

“Why not?”

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When asked by foxsports.com.au whether he wanted to talk about McGregor’s comments, Malignaggi suggested he wasn’t interested, before unleashing anyway.

The unedited Whatsapp message read: “I’m good, until tge media starts askin him tge tough questions theres no need for me to field questions about it.

“Dude is a homosexual, there is no reason a man discusses another man as consustently as hes brough

Paulie Malignaggi accuses bitter rival Conor McGregor of hiding homosexuality in shocking, bizarre rant

Paulie Malignaggi has blasted his old sparring companion Conor McGregor and accused him of hiding his true sexuality.

The 38-year-old American famously helped the UFC star prepare for his 2017 crossover bout against Floyd Mayweather, only for footage of their sparring sessions to be publicly leaked by McGregor’s team.

Malignaggi still disputes an noticeable knockdown shown in one of the clips, and the pair became resentful enemies as a result.

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Last week it was claimed they were in talks for a fight in 2019, however Paulie Malignaggi quickly moved to decline this, believing the rumours were put out by the Irishman’s team on purpose.

Malignaggi added the tracking shock remarks in an interview with Behind The Gloves on Thursday, declaring: "I’m starting to reflect this guy has a thing for me, it's kind of a weird vibe I’m getting from him.

"Why do you need me to think about you so much when I don’t need to? Why am I always on your mind?

"I'm starting to feel like it's a weird gay thing, as a man I have my rights and I don’t like another man comin

Conor McGregor defends ‘f—t’ insult: I support same-sex attracted marriage

Conor McGregor was assist on the defensive to dodge his latest language controversy.

Two months removed from his hyped professional boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather, and the slur-slinging circus act surrounding it, McGregor apologized for using the word “f—-t” three times while talking to another fighter and friend backstage in what he reflection was a private conversation. The Irishman was caught on camera calling Andre Fili the homophobic slur during a conversation with Artem Lobov after Lobov dropped their UFC Struggle Night 118 featherweight bout by unanimous decision on Oct. 21.

“I was watching a fighter — a sparring partner, a coaching partner, a friend, a brother of mine — who was given his health — his body health, his brain health, everything — to assist me prepare for fights to give my body health and my thinker health to entertain the public,” McGregor said Tuesday on RTE One’s “The Late Late Show.” “So that’s the fighter I was going to see and support, and I witnessed him lose a fight … and a potential career-defining or career-e

Conor McGregor apologizes for utilize of gay slur

— -- UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor apologized for his use of a homosexual slur in a postfight talk with teammate Artem Lobov in Gdansk, Poland, on Oct. 21.

Following Lobov's unanimous decision loss to Andre Fili, McGregor was seen on camera backstage calling Fili a "f----t" at least three times.

Appearing on the RTE One's "The Late Late Show" on Tuesday, McGregor said he was caught up in the moment and did not mean any harm.

"I meant no disrespect," McGregor said. "I campaigned when we were trying to get same sex marriage legalized. Things just get blown up. Any chance they get, they love to throw me under the bus. It is what it is. I'd like to state sorry for what I said and try to move on from it."

McGregor is coming off a TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather last August in a boxing match. He plans on returning to the UFC in the coming months to defend his belt, but his next opponent is undecided. The likely options are either interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson or a trilogy fight against Nate Diaz.

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