“And Floyd, as much as he does the money thing and this and that, Floyd was actually very easy to work with. “There was no way I thought that fight was going to happen, but when you sit down with a smart guy like (Mayweather adviser) Al Haymon, a very intelligent guy, anything is possible,” White told ESPN. The Nevada State Athletic Commission sanctioned a boxing match, but it would be much harder to justify sanctioning an MMA fight, where Mayweather would face an even greater disadvantage than McGregor did in the boxing ring,” explained Okamoto.ĭespite safety concerns, the money surrounding this possible fight is enough to motivate Mayweather and his team to find a way to make the match a reality. Boxing promoter and former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather dropped 18 million on a Miami Beach mansion last week. “Even if Mayweather is serious about a UFC deal, it is highly unlikely he would face McGregor (21-3), UFC’s lightweight champion. Mayweather purchased the house through an entity named Fojoso LLC. Round 1 Floyd starts the fight out with a jab to a.

Yet while many people are speculating this move is one to provide McGregor with an opportunity to avenge his loss against Mayweather, ESPN’s MMA Insider, Brett Okamoto, doubts this is a likely matchup. Marcos Maidana Kenny Bayless is the referee for this WBC/WBA welterweight, WBC junior middleweight title fight.

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