Mixed martial arts fighter Connor McGregor has raised controversy again, this time because of racist comments by American boxing star Floyd Mayweather.
Irish fighter Connor McGregor ridiculed the image of the US boxer, during the announcement of the upcoming defeat of Japan's kickboxing champion Tenzin Nasukawa.
On his personal account at the ING site, McGregor commented on a black boxer and his Japanese counterpart sarcastically: "What the hell is going on here?"
McGregor Mayweather said in the publication: "From this little villain next to you, you seem like the duo of Rush Hour Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are coming back."
Chinese actor Jackie Chan and black actor Chris Tucker were known for their Rush Hour series, one of the few times a black actor met an Asian actor in Hollywood.
McGregor's comment was a major attack on social media, with many accusing the Irish star of racism.
McGregor has already launched racist comments on rivals in the past, including a German fighter called "Nazi", a mockery of Brazilian neighborhoods when he encountered Brazilian fighter Jose Aldo, and finally mockery of the Dagestan province of his last Russian, Habib Noor Mammadov.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather, who has never been defeated, will be the champion of Kickboxing Nasukawa on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.
The laws of the anticipated landing have yet to be determined.
