Conor McGregor: Never has a defeat tasted as sweet

The sunglasses obscured the damage to his face and the Paisley suit looked immaculate but it was obvious this man was not long out of a fight.

Only an hour had passed since Floyd Mayweather surged through the gears in the 10th round of his much anticipated clash with Conor McGregor to force referee Robert Byrd to wave it off.

But time is money and the master salesman McGregor was in no mood to miss an opportunity to flog something.