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Published 10:17 28 Jul 2017 BST
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In 2010, Mayweather was involved in a domestic violence incident with his then-girlfriend Josie Harris, an act which saw the boxer imprisoned for two months.
Mayweather appeared to have attempted to rationalise the incident during a 2013 documentary entitled '30 Days In May' and that didn't sit well with Harris, who subsequently agreed to speak to Yahoo Sports! to tell her side of the story.
It was in that interview that new information came to light as Harris explained how Mayweather had grown infuriated after learning of a text message exchange between her and NBA guard C.J. Watson.
So essentially McGregor had compared himself to the man who Mayweather's ex-partner was accused of cheating on Mayweather with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa7dAk5cZPI
But the UFC lightweight champion's reference to a catalyst in a domestic violence incident in an attempt to get under Mayweather's skin does not sit well with Harris.
In a statement from Harris' legal team to TMZ Sports, it was requested that McGregor refrains from exploiting that particular subject in the weeks leading up to the August 26 bout.
"[The stunt] demonstrates not only an insensitivity toward the emotional wellbeing and privacy of the victim of Mayweather’s dom. violence, but also a general disregard for the physical and emotional trauma and long-lasting psychological impacts suffered by victims of dom. abuse," Harris' attorney, Dan Friedlander, said.
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