Conor McGregor Tweets Doubters Are Going to Eat Their Words, He'll Eat Lobster

UFC star Conor McGregor has insisted his doubters will "eat your words" when he meets Floyd Mayweather Jr. on August 26. 

McGregor posted the following message on social media on Wednesday:

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You are all going to eat your words for the rest of your days, while I eat lobster for the rest of mine. pic.twitter.com/UbDD4ibIP4

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 26, 2017"

The social media post came after former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson issued a warning to the Irishman ahead of his first-ever professional boxing match.

Tyson said McGregor "took the biggest sucker rules in the history of boxing" and will be "killed" by Mayweather when they go head-to-head, per Pardon My Take (h/t Tom Bassam of the MailOnline).

But McGregor's post shows he's confident of overcoming the odds when he faces up to Mayweather.

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The UFC lightweight champion responded directly to Tyson's comments as well, comparing himself to the boxing icon's former promoter. "That's nice, Mike, but you're looking at the new Don King here, son," he said on social media, per Daniel Matthews of the MailOnline. "Money is mine."

McGregor is set to earn plenty from the meeting at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the Daily Telegraph, the purse for the fight will be around $300 million, with Mayweather said to be taking around 70 per cent of the pot.

Mayweather will be in action for the first time in almost two years. His last professional fight was against Andre Berto in September 2015, which was his 49th win from as many bouts.