Michael Phelps is a former competitive swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, Phelps has 23 Olympic gold medals, not to mention the 3 silvers and 2 bronze he also won.
He has since retired from swimming but that has not stopped him offering Conor McGregor an opportunity to race.
All of this talk... Should we race as well?? @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/l3JoMgb1qT
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) August 29, 2017
Conor McGregor made his mark in professional boxing, could he perhaps make a splash in the pool next?
Even CBS Sports has gotten in on the fun
How's your spaghetti stroke? pic.twitter.com/IS8GL2Gncy
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 29, 2017
Maybe it would end up being like that time Phelps raced a "Great White Shark" which turned out to be a computer simulation !
Michael Phelps challenged Conor McGregor* to a race.
*Computer simulation of Conor McGregor.
— Jon Acuff (@JonAcuff) August 29, 2017
We await Conor's response to this . . .