UFC champion Conor McGregor says he will defeat the undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr in two rounds after the use of 8oz gloves was approved for the contest in Las Vegas on 26 August.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NAC) confirmed a one-off rule change to drop the glove size from 10oz.
“I don’t believe with the new gloves he makes it out of the second round,” said UFC champion McGregor, 29.
“Part of me kind of wants to show some skill and dismantle him but I do not see him absorbing the blows.”
“I am ready to go to war for 12 rounds and I am also ready to put him away in seconds,” he added. “There is no way in hell I am not prepared to fight in the deepest of trenches.”
The lighter gloves have less padding over the knuckles and are believed to favour the heavier puncher.
McGregor typically uses 4oz fingerless gloves in MMA, while undefeated boxer Mayweather has used 8oz gloves in 46 of his 49 bouts.
TheUFC lightweight champion believes he has been “discarded” by boxing analysts and made to feel “not welcome” in the build-up to what could be the richest fight in history.
“It’s certainly motivating – the disrespect and disregard for my skillset,” added McGregor. “I look at people sometimes and their mind is closed.
“Fighting is a complex game. I use it as motivation and I look forward to going in and educating the world on what martial arts is.”
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will lock horns on August 26.
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