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Mayweather and McGregor share private jet despite bitter war of words

By Michael Abayateye
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Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather are in the middle of a bitter war of words to promote their August 26 showdown... but it has emerged that they shared the same private jet to London on Friday.

The pair will trash talk at Wembley Arena on Friday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd - the fourth night in a row after events in Los Angeles, Toronto and New York.

But the latest pictures of the pair show that the rivalry may not be all it is cracked up to be, following a seven-hour stint in the same aircraft.

McGregor and Mayweather were both pictured stepping onto the tarmac in the UK on Friday afternoon, just hours before the action begins at Wembley Arena.

  

                             The two stepping out of the same jet

In the previous three nights, tempers have threatened to boil over in a bitter war of words, coming to a head on Wednesday in New York.

The third night of the promotional tour saw Mayweather shower McGregor in money, in response to a comment earlier in the week about the American's 'stripper b*****s'.

But the latest pictures of the pair indicate that there may not be quite as much hatred between them as meets the eye. 

At the events, McGregor has been hitting the headlines for his extravagant clothing choices, including a suit emblazoned with swear words and a mink coat.

Fans are eagerly awaiting the Irishman's outfit on Friday night, with Wembley Arena sold out ahead of the promo event.

McGregor goes into the final night of the tour amid controversy after comments he made in New York on Thursday.

After the show McGregor was asked by Guillermo from the late night American talk show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' who would win between him and Sylvester Stallone's character in Rocky III. 

'Rocky III, that's the one where he had that celebrity gym isn't it? With the dancing monkeys in the gym and all,' McGregor said. 

His comments led some people to suggest the MMA star was referring to a scene in the film when Rocky Balboa walks into a gym full of black fighters.

Mayweather said McGregor has 'crossed the line' with his remarks. The undefeated boxer suggested his 29-year-old opponent lacked maturity but that he would focus only on the fight at hand.

'I don't like the fact that he called blacks monkeys, I think that's totally disrespectful,' Mayweather said. 

Credit: Daily Mail