While making his way to the exit, McGregor stopped once more to speak with the media. As McGregor was talking, former sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi listened intently to what he had to say.

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A hint of something was about to happen with the way Malignaggi was listening to McGrrogr speak to the media. #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/jsSLg0Ie8E

Moments later, Malignaggi headed towards McGregor’s manager Audie Attar. A few words were exchanged and McGregor headed towards Malignaggi, put his hand on his shoulder and asked what Attar said. Most of the words were inaudible but Malignaggi kept asking McGregor, ‘Did you bring your balls?’

Steven Muehlhausen is an MMA and boxing writer and contributor for Sporting News. You can listen to his podcast, “The Fight Junkies” here . You can email him at [email protected] and can find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA .