While several rumors on the Internet have indicated that the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight is a done deal nothing has been officially announced yet and boxing promoter Bob Arum knows why.
According to the Top Rank promoter, Dana White and the UFC are holding up any potential deals because they want 50 percent of Conor’s fight purse against Mayweather.
Via Bloody Elbow
I think the only impediment there is the UFC, because UFC doesn’t treat fighters the same way that boxing promoters do. In other words, UFC fighters get so much less than boxers do. They proposed a deal to Conor that on his share of the purse, they take 50 percent. Now, give me a break.
“If the fight doesn’t happen…not that I think it’s going to be a great fight, because I think Conor fighting Mayweather is not really a fight, if it’s boxing. Conor (is a) great MMA fighter, but hasn’t shown anything in boxing. And Mayweather’s one of the great fighters. But if that fight doesn’t happen, the blame will only be on the UFC.”
It’s a known fact that Arum hates Dana White and the UFC and could be bullshitting here but it wouldn’t be surprising if he had insider information on what’s going on behind the scenes in the Mayweather-McGregor negotiations.