As you’ve likely seen or heard by now, UFC superstar fighter Conor McGregor—you know, the dude rocking fly suits and dishing out trash talk quicker than Draymond Green in the Finals—finally got his wish to take on the equally boisterous boxing great Floyd “Money” Mayweather in the ring next month.
In what’s reported to be a $100-plus million payday for just McGregor alone (Mayweather’s take is said to be more than doubled that), the two have been amping up the fight of late as part of a four-city promotional tour, with the first face-off occurring this past Tuesday at the Staples Center. And while there was certainly a ton of trash talk between the two, nothing could have prepared us for what McGregor was wearing—a navy “pinstriped” suit with the words “Fuck You” forming said pinstripe.
Designed by tailoring label David August, the suit added a little extra flair where it certainly wasn’t needed. And as if McGregor’s trash talking wasn’t loud enough, he also paired the suit with a hot pink half-windsor-knot tie and matching hot pink lapel flower. Screaming for attention? Sure, but we can’t really fault the guy as the suit was tailored to perfection, hitting McGregor’s shoulders at exactly the right spot with proper tapering around the torso and just enough sleeve to reveal a crisp white cuff.
As designer David August told GQ, “Conor has been a longtime client and friend of ours and we’re deeply honored to be a part of this epic, historic story as it unfolds. With a force in sports and fashion like Conor, it makes our job exciting to create unique looks that enhances his natural confidence and power. He’s a disrupter in everything he does and we’re intoxicated by his passion and drive.”
Indeed, so are we. Whether we can say the same about Mayweather and crew is another story, but from the looks of it, he was having just as much fun with it as McGregor. And with a $200 million plus paycheck, who wouldn’t?
The Mayweather vs McGregor fight will take place Saturday night, August 26th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
