Boxing icon Canelo Alvarez not too long ago responded to Conor McGregor’s declare that he’s now not a draw.
On September 14, Alvarez will return to the squared circle for a conflict with Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas, the identical evening as UFC 306 when the promotion makes its massive debut at Sphere.
Forward of his showdown with Berlanga, Alvarez shared some perception into why his long-rumored struggle with undefeated sensation David Benavidez nonetheless hasn’t come to fruition. Alvarez clarified that he’d solely signal on the dotted line if it assured him a $200 million payday — a requirement McGregor discovered quite humorous.
“Canelo is a cornflake,” McGregor said in a since-deleted post on X. “He has about 300k buys in him. He doesn’t generate nothing close to what he seeks to be paid. UFC NOCHE goes to run them from the strip. Sheik Turki was proper transferring on. CANELO DOESN’T SELL.”
‘Canelito’ responded to McGregor’s feedback following the latest Alvarez vs. Berlanga pre-fight press convention.
“What’s occurring is that he’s serving to Dana White to promote for the UFC,” Alvarez told Abraham Gonzales. “That’s why he’s saying that, however he is aware of he’s my son.”
Canelo Alvarez has fought six instances since conor McGregor’s final Octagon Look
Since arising brief towards Dmitry Bivol in 2022, Canelo Alvarez has received 4 straight, together with wins over Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder, Jermell Charlo, and Jaime Munguía. Total, Alvarez is 61-2 with 39 of his wins coming by means of knockout. His final end got here towards Caleb Plant practically 4 years in the past.
In the meantime, Conor McGregor has continued to work in the direction of his Octagon return following a devastating leg break towards Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Initially, ‘Mystic Mac’ was scheduled to headline UFC 303 in June, however a broken pinky toe took him out of his predominant occasion matchup with Michael Chandler.
Rumors recommend that their scrap will be rebooked for UFC 310 in December, however no official announcement has been made.
