John Gotti III discusses his performance against Floyd Mayweather, how he got the Mayweather exhibition, how the fight started, the ref's. View the profile of the MMA fighter John Gotti III from %{country} on ESPN (UK). Get the latest news, live stats john gotti 3rd mma MMA fight highlights. View the profile of the MMA fighter John Gotti III from %{country} on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and MMA fight highlights. John Gotti III is the grandson of “The Teflon Don” John Gotti, who is the former head of the Gambino crime family.
When was Mayweather vs. Gotti III? Gotti and Mayweather shared the ring on June 11, but things would get out of hand down the stretch. Referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight in the sixth round, and many believed it was due to excessive holding on Gotti's part. It's even what Rogan believed led to the finish as he stated on his podcast.
Richard V. Gotti was identified as a caporegime by , and the fifth, Vincent, was initiated in In , he was arrested for killing Irish mobster James McBratney outside a bar the year before. This was his first murder, payback because McBratney had previously kidnapped and murdered a member of the Gambino crime family.
Gotti was also convicted of orchestrating the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December and took over the family after. In , John Joseph Gotti was diagnosed with throat cancer. His condition rapidly declined and he died on June 10, , at the age of Gotti III was not immediately reachable for comment.
Gotti III and Mayweather exchanged profanities as the fight passed the halfway mark. Mayweather repeatedly taunted Gotti III, who entered the ring as a MMA veteran and boxing pro and was vastly overmatched against the all-time great. Bayless admonished both fighters to keep their composure after the fifth round, but they continued to trash talk. Bayless stopped the fight after Gotti held a clinch and initially refused to break.
Fights broke out in the arena afterward. The UFC star, who lost to Mayweather in in a blockbuster fight, declared his support. Born in , Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty. Gotti was one of five brothers who became initiated in the Gambino crime family. Richard V. Gotti was identified as a caporegime by , and the fifth, Vincent, was initiated in In , he was arrested for killing Irish mobster James McBratney outside a bar the year before.
This was his first murder, payback because McBratney had previously kidnapped and murdered a member of the Gambino crime family. Gotti was also convicted of orchestrating the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December and took over the family after.