Put your money on it, team: after getting thoroughly rumbled on the weekend, Conor McGregor has a rich and bountiful future of competing in sports he doesn’t actually play.
And look! He already has an offer from the most decorated Olympian of all time. Michael Phelps extended the (tongue-in-cheek) offer on Twitter early this morning.
All of this talk… Should we race as well?? @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/l3JoMgb1qT
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) August 29, 2017
Aside from the early noughties forums aesthetic of Phelpsy’s little promo pic there, I reckon there’s limitless potential in this bout. I mean, as long as it’s in the water. If they’re in the diamond, I feel reasonably confident that McGregor would wallop the piss out of Phelps.
(Phelps is probably referring to the gag on Saturday Night Live in which Alex Moffat, playing McGregor, said “I’m going to fight that shark [that] beat Michael Phelps in that swim race!”)
Either way, the punters are bloody ready for it. Or not.
Yeah, McGregor will finish 2nd & people will say, “He swam in the same pool as Phelps. You gotta respect that.” Or something of that sort https://t.co/FsUqGWNICM
— Champagne Paaji (@champagnepaaaji) August 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/ira/status/902652188148719616
https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/902679549405782018
https://twitter.com/JonAcuff/status/902616119961419776
Can’t wait for Conor McGregor to whip his speedos out and challenge Micheal phelps and a great white shark to a 200m backstroke
— James (@James_Mcintoshh) August 29, 2017
Make it happen, lads.
