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Dana White says there is a possibility that Floyd Mayweather could fight in the UFC.



In a recent interview with "Undisputed" Dana White talks about Mayweather and the upcoming year, 2018. He says anything is possible with Floyd getting into a UFC ring to fight and he plans on getting more involved in Boxing within the next year. He says many didn't believe the McGregor and Mayweather fight would happen but it did, so the chance of Floyd getting into a ring to fight in the UFC could be possible and you never know. He also goes on to say that he is meeting with Floyd Mayweathers camp later that evening to discuss some business. Dana did not say white kind of business which makes us all wonder will the UFC fight happen. Many people have called out Mayweather and have said he is scared to get into the ring where he can actually get hit.



The Mayweather and Mcgregor Fight changed history by combining to major Fighting sports and ranked in one of the highest grossing boxing fights of all time. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, also known as "The Money Fight"and "The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History",was a professional boxing match between undefeated eleven-time five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and two-division mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion and at-the-time current UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor. The match took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on August 26, 2017 at the light-middleweight weight class (154 lbs; 69.9 kg). It was scheduled for twelve rounds and recorded the second highest pay-per-view buy rate in history.There were six separate $1 million bets on Mayweather in Las Vegas bookmakers, but a large majority of bets overall were on the underdog, McGregor.


Mayweather extended his professional boxing undefeated streak to 50 victories and 0 defeats (50–0), surpassing the 49–0 record of Hall of FamerRocky Marciano by defeating McGregor by technical knockout (TKO) in the 10th round. Mayweather's guaranteed disclosed paycheck was $100,000,000 and McGregor's guaranteed disclosed paycheck was $30,000,000. However, the purse for the two fighters was expected to be substantially higher for each, with Mayweather reportedly earning over $300,000,000 from the fight and McGregor earning over $100,000,000 making it one of the highest grossing fights in Boxing history. On August 23, 2017, the WBC unveiled a special belt that would go to the winner of the fight, the "Money Belt"; it is made from Italian-made alligator leather and encrusted with 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg) of 24-karat gold, 3,360 diamonds, 600 sapphires, and 300 emeralds.




 
 

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