Did McGregor Knock Down Malignaggi? A Boxing Ref Weighs In

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    The debate over whether Conor McGregor knocked Paulie Malignaggi down or pushed him over in sparring continues to rage, even after UFC president Dana White released footage of the pivotal moment. Malignaggi left McGregor's camp for the August 26th Floyd Mayweather fight after images of him on his back surfaced on the internet. Since then he's been on a near nonstop media tour proclaiming he wasn't knocked down.

    The video footage released on the internet makes it look like Conor knocks Paulie down with a flurry of punches, but when slowing the footage down it's a bit less clear. Some are saying that it looks like McGregor pushes Paulie's head down moments before he falls. To get to the bottom of it all, The MMA Hour had veteran California State Athletic Commission ref Tom Taylor give his thoughts.

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