Amid speculation that he will headline UFC 197 in March to face Rafael dos Anjos for the 155-pound title, Conor McGregor took to social media to address comments on racism made by boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather, whose professional record stands at 49-0, made the comments regarding McGregor in an interview with Yahoo Sports and said that the fact the his "trash-talking" was lauded was proof of racism and double standards within the American public.
"They say he talks a lot of trash and people praise him for it, but when I did it, they say I'm cocky and arrogant," Mayweather said. "So biased! Like I said before, all I'm saying is this: I ain't racist at all, but I'm telling you racism still exists."
Not one to shy away from controversy, the 27-year-old took to Instagram to pen a lengthy post regarding some of the stories surrounding him in the last week.
Regarding the boxer's comments he said: "Floyd Mayweather, don't ever bring race into my success again. I am an Irishman. My people have been oppressed our entire existence. And still very much are.
"I understand the feeling of prejudice. It is a feeling that is deep in my blood.
"In my family's long history of warfare there was a time where just having the name 'McGregor' was punishable by death. Do not ever put me in a bracket like this again.
"If you want we can organise a fight no problem. I will give you a fair 80/20 split purse in my favour seen [sic] as your last fight bombed at every area of revenue."
The Featherweight champion, who took just 13 seconds to defeat Jose Aldo in December, went on to address speculation over his next fight and thanked Rolling Stone for including him in their Top 25 sex symbols of 2015.
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