Conor McGregor invited to train at Floyd Mayweather gym for Khabib Nurmagomedov fight

CONOR MCGREGOR has been invited to train with old enemy Floyd Mayweather for his Khabib Nurmagomedov battle.

Despite vicious verbal barbs between the Irish MMA sensation and the undefeated American icon in the build-up to their 2017 bout, Money Man has offered an olive branch.

The 30-year-old Dublin hero uses the state-of-the-art UFC Performance Institute to prepare for his Las Vegas fights.

But he has been offered some sessions at the Mayweather gym 15 minutes down the S Jones Boulevard.

Mayweather told : “I know that UFC have got a training facility but we’d like for him to work out at the Mayweather Boxing Club.

“Conor’s not going to back down and he’s not a scared fighter at all, win, lose or draw, Conor is going to come to fight.”

The 50-0 master has not watched too much of Nurmagomedov in action as he has racked up his 26-0 wins in the cage.

But he has encouraged the 29-year-old Russian to abandon his wrestling and stand up and trade with the heavy-handed southpaw.

He said: “I don’t really have a prediction because I’ve never seen the guy fight that’s facing Conor McGregor – from what I know he’s a hell of a guy that’s on the ground – hell of a grappler – and he can wrestle.

“But, the fans want to see you stand up and fight. That’s what the fans like to see.

“Conor McGregor, he’s a tough competitor, like I said before Conor McGregor’s not going to back down from anyone, he’s not scared, he’s a warrior.”