UFC promoter Dana White says Conor McGregor on board for Floyd Mayweather fight
White says he has an agreement with the mixed martial arts champion for a proposed megafight, but the boxing superstar remains unsigned
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Fight promoter Dana White says he has an agreement with mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor for a proposed megafight, but boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather remains unsigned.
White told American television cable channel TNT on Wednesday night that McGregor has agreed to a boxing match and not a martial arts fight which heavily favours Mayweather, who has never lost in his two-decades long storied career.
White said they still have a long way to go. But his plan now is to try to lure Mayweather out retirement for a superfight with McGregor.
“If we can come to a deal with (Al) Haymon and (Floyd) Mayweather, the fight’s going to happen.”
Watch: Dana White reveals Conor McGregor is on board for Mayweather fight
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White said that McGregor has agreed to step in the ring with the undefeated Mayweather despite not having fought competitively in a boxing ring since he was a teenager. McGregor was granted a license to box in California several months ago.
McGregor, a 28-year-old Irishman, has been the UFC’s most popular fighter and among its top money spinners while Mayweather, a 40-year-old American, retired in 2015 with a 49-0 record including 26 victories by knockout.
White has said the fight could generate a payday of $100 million for Mayweather and $75 million for McGregor. Mayweather has repeatedly said that he won’t come out of retirement, against anyone, for less than $100 million.
Not everyone would be excited to see a Mayweather-McGregor boxing match.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has said a bout between the two would be an “embarrassment” for the sport of boxing.
