How former Conor McGregor foes reacted to TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather

Conor McGregor may have suffered a loss to Floyd Mayweather in his professional boxing debut, but it appears he gained the respect of most.

Well, except for a few who he shares history with.

McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) succumbed to a 10th-round TKO against Mayweather (50-0 boxing) in “The Money Fight” on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was a solid showing against one of the best boxers ever, even to the point that some of McGregor’s rivals were impressed.

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and former lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez were among them (via Twitter):

One of McGregor’s biggest career foes Jose Aldo wasn’t impressed, though. The Brazilian, who lost to McGregor via 13-second knockout at UFC 194 in December 2015, used emojis to provide his thoughts (via Twitter):

Rafael dos Anjos, who was supposed to fight McGregor at UFC 196 in March 2016 before suffering an injury, did not think highly of McGregor, either, and attempted to angle for a future fight (via Instagram):

If you not running away from the game, we still have unfinished business! You got lucky that I got hurt #chickenheart ||<><><>|| Esse coração de galinha deu sorte do meu pé ter quebrado!! Ainda temos negócios inacabados pra resolver #McChicken #coraçãodegalinha #allbusiness #RDA #JesusFirst #AllGloryToGod #TeamRDA #RafaelDosAnjos #EquipeRDA #DosAnjosPhotography #DosAnjosInc #evolvefightteam <> #TeamDosAnjos #EvolveMMA<> #MMAlifestyle #UFC #RvcaSport #AiponoMeals #AguaBoa

A post shared by Rafael Dos Anjos (@rdosanjosmma) on Aug 26, 2017 at 10:15pm PDT

Nate Diaz has to chime in on the contest.

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