Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are reportedly close to signing a deal on a boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada this year. While the news comes as a huge surprise, it makes sense if you think about both personalities. Floyd is now a guy who will only fight fights he can win, and Conor is a dude who knows the importance of marketing and payouts.
But how did this start? From a source who spoke to The Sun:
Floyd went mad after Conor said he would crush him and knock him out in 30 seconds, he’s obsessed with making Conor eat his words.
Floyd is calling the shots. It’s strictly boxing and Conor will have to lose roughly 25lbs.
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Conor McGregor has become one of the most recognizable athletes in the world over theIt was agreed in principle on May 2, but Floyd wouldn’t reveal the identity of his opponent until last night when he told friends he’ll be fighting Conor.
As far as the payouts are concerned, we’re not so sure that it would equal a billion dollars like Bleacher Report is saying but they are reporting, “Per the report Friday, Mayweather is set to earn at least £100 million ($144.8 million), while McGregor will have to settle for £7 million ($10.1 million).”
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So what does our in house MMA expert Dennis think about this fight? Here’s a live look at his Instant Message to me about the story:
“Billion Dollars? Come on. Bullsh*t. UFC won’t let McGregor fight. Skip this story. This is just a report. I highly doubt it will happen.”
To be fair, the contracts that these UFC fighters are very tight, so it really is unlikely that McGregor will be able to leave it.