Mayweather throws down the gauntlet to McGregor

White, appearing on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd“, added that money from the pay-per-view would be distributed out too once the offer was accepted.

Mayweather hasn’t fought since riding off into the sunset with an easy retirement fight against Andre Berto, in which Mayweather cruised to a unanimous decision on September 12, 2015. Prior to that he defeated Manny Pacquiao in a bout years in the making.

It’s evident that both fighters, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, want this fight. He’s blowing smoke up everybody’s a**. White also stressed that McGregor is Mayweather’s real chance at a “money fight”. Mayweather isn’t active, and he’s about to turn 40. Mayweather-Berto reportedly only sold between 400,000 and 550,000 pay per views. “The only thing that I’m probably interested in is probably the Conor McGregor fight”. How can a guy talk about $20 million or $30 million if he’s never even made eight or nine million?

LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 12: UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor trains during an open workout at his gym on August 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an interview with ESPN, Mayweather invited the mixed martial artist to a boxing match. They knew what my number is. Either way, headlines for a fight that may never even come close to being a reality are popping up left and right after cooling down heavily over the past six months, and a lot of that is Mayweather’s doing.

White clearly has the back of his lightweight champion when he argued McGregor was the bigger draw.

If this was just a game of golf or tennis, then perhaps the UFC might consider letting McGregor compete. Conor’s last (two) did 1.3 and 1.5 million buys, so I don’t understand how you think you’re the “A” side.

It is now unclear which athletic commissions would even sanction a boxing match between Mayweather, one of the greatest boxers of his generation, and McGregor, who would be making his professional debut.