The UFC president confirmed a fight with Floyd Mayweather: when would he be and who could be his rival

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The fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor was one of the most spectacular events of recent times. With millions of dollars involved, the boxer returned from retirement on August 26, 2017 and faced the Irishman at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a ring.

With that background, it was the president of the largest mixed martial arts company in the world, Dana White, who confirmed that there were contacts with the American and that they even reached an agreement that could be closed in the coming days.

Since that presentation, the undefeated fighter (50-0) did not return to the competition despite playing with the possibility of a rematch with Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
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Mayweather faced a kickboxing fighter in late 2018 REUTERS / Issei Kato
Mayweather faced a kickboxing fighter in late 2018 REUTERS / Issei Kato

"It is true. We sat in the Clippers game. We started talking and we literally made a deal right there on the court, ”the UFC manager acknowledged in the Jim Rome Show program and added:“ If things develop the way Floyd and I think they will, I will probably sit with Al Haymond in March and get a paper agreement. ”

Floyd Mayweather also referred to this meeting he held with White during the NBA game between the Boston Celtics and the LA Clippers on November 21. That day, the boxer posted an image with the businessman on his Instagram account: "Dana White and I return to work together to bring another spectacular event to the world in 2020," he said.

"If everything goes our way, Floyd and I would be doing something in October or November," said the UFC president.
Floyd Mayweather's post with Dana White (@floydmayweather)
Floyd Mayweather's post with Dana White (@floydmayweather)

After those statements, he began to speculate on who could be his next opponent and in which scenario it will take place. If the fight is effective, Floyd Mayweather would not move from his comfort zone and the candidate to face it in a new millionaire event would be Jorge Masvidal.

Recently, after beating Nate Díaz by knockout in early November, the MMA fighter challenged Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez: "I would love to go into boxing and show the world all my talents that I have."

However, he also had words to "Money": "Me versus Mayweather. I can break my ass. I'm not saying he's a better fighter than Mayweather, but, man, I'll be there with bad intentions and trying to hurt him. I am a well prepared athlete who will not get tired. I'm not going to get tired in the eighth or ninth round. I will be there all night. So I can get into the biggest and toughest fights I can, that give a great pay. ”