Conor McGregor has sent his friend and teammate Artem Lobov a good luck message ahead of the Russian Hammer's bout with Paulie Malignaggi.
Former UFC fighter Lobov faces Malignaggi in a bare knuckle bout in Florida in the early hours of Sunday morning, Irish time.
Ahead of the fight, McGregor posted a photo of him Lobov on Instgram. He commented on it: "Good luck to the 'Russian Hammer' Artem Lobov tonight!
"Stay tight. Let rip."
Malignaggi is favourite to emerge victorious in Florida, but Lobov insists he can spring an upset.
He said: "The talk is over for me. I've said everything I have to say. I just want to get in there with this man on Saturday night and show the world what happens when you run your mouth the way Paulie has.
"He's coming off the couch and he's only here for the money. It's the truth. Unfortunately for him, he bit off more than he can chew. He's going to make a nice paycheck, but I'm going to make two holes in his head and go home happy.
"I want to whoop this guy so bad. I actually liked my last opponent and you saw what happened to him.
"Number one, I just want to hurt this guy. I don't know how much he's going to be able to take at 40-years-old. He doesn't have the fire burning in his chest.
"It's great to be here for this event and I'm thankful for everyone who made it happen. I'm going to put on a spectacular performance Saturday night."
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