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Floyd Mayweather is not going to fight in the UFC after all. Earlier in the week, Dana White confirmed that he was in negotiations with the legendary boxer to fight in the Octagon after Mayweather claimed he could ‘make billions in the UFC”.
Via ESPN.
“We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal,” White told ESPN. “It’s real. He was talking about [boxing] Conor McGregor. Was that real? Have you heard Floyd talk about many things that aren’t real? He usually tips his hand when he’s in the media, and then that s— ends up happening.
“We’re interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility. Mayweather vs. McGregor f—ing happened. Anything is possible.”
Hours after White made those comments, Mayweather immediately squashed all the rumors by saying that he wasn’t going to do it.
Via MMA Junkie.
: “They talk about ‘oh yeah Floyd said he’s fighting in the UFC for a billion dollars’. That’s not what I said.
“Exactly what I said is this: If I made over a billion dollars before, I could do it again. If I chose to get in the UFC and fight three fights or fight four fights and then fight Conor McGregor, I could make a billion dollars, which I can.
“I could do it in three fights, or even four fights, I can make a billion dollars if I choose to get in the octagon and fight. Fight three or four fights and then fight Conor McGregor in the octagon.
“We just don’t know what the future holds for Floyd Mayweather and I don’t look forward to getting back in the boxing ring. That’s what I don’t look forward to doing. I’m just saying I could. I’m not doing it but I’m saying what I could do to make a billion dollars quick if i wanted to do it. That’s what I am saying.”
Conor McGregor saw Mayweather’s response and quickly blasted his former foe on Twitter by calling him a “pussy” for backing out.
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/943637241582243842W
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 21, 2017