Conor McGregor rips ‘cornflake’ Canelo Alvarez, predicts UFC 306 ‘going to run them from the strip’
Conor McGregor doesn’t believe Canelo Alvarez is a top-notch pay-per-view draw.
McGregor, the UFC’s all-time biggest star and co-owner of BKFC, recently gave his thoughts on Alvarez’s upcoming main event matchup with Edgar Berlanga taking place on the same date — and in the same city — as UFC 306 on Sept. 14, the UFC’s first event at the Sphere, along with Alvarez’s ability to draw money and interest as he prepares to fight down the street at the T-Mobile Arena.
The response from McGregor stems from Alvarez’s recent comments that he wants $200 million too face David Benavidez in a future fight.
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“Canelo is a cornflake,” McGregor said. “He has about [300,000] buys in him. He does not generate nothing near what he seeks to be paid.
“UFC [306] is going to run them from the strip. Sheik Turki was right moving on. Canelo doesn’t sell.”
McGregor hasn’t competed in the octagon since suffering an brutal broken leg in his first-round stoppage loss against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.
“The Notorious” was booked to return at UFC 303 in June, but a broken toe postponed his bout with Michael Chandler to a later date that still hasn’t been determined.