Mayweather denied reports earlier this week suggesting he was negotiating a fight in the UFC with a potential blockbuster bout against McGregor.
That led to a crude response from the Irishman, labelling Mayweather as a “P***y”.
And McGregor has continued to berate Mayweather seemingly to seek a response and to rile him up.
ESPN tweeted a doctored picture of Mayweather donning UFC gloves with the caption: “What if Floyd Mayweather decided to trade his boxing gloves for UFC gloves?”
And McGregor couldn’t hold his tongue, replying to the tweet by referring to Mayweather as having “virgin ears”.
It could be interpreted as McGregor taunting Mayweather for seemingly never having a real fight throughout his career.
Virgin ears can often be construed as the opposite meaning for ‘cauliflower ears’
UFC president Dana White talked up a potential super-bout between Mayweather and McGregor earlier this week.
“We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal. It’s real,” White said.
“He was talking about [boxing] Conor McGregor. Was that real? Have you heard Floyd talk about many things that aren’t real?
“He usually tips his hand when he’s in the media and then that s*** ends up happening.
“We’re interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility. Mayweather versus McGregor f****** happened. Anything is possible.”