Report: Conor McGregor Agrees To Fight Floyd Mayweather
UFC megastar Conor McGregor is all about money, so he’s reportedly fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match, according to the Sun’s James Beal and Matt Heath-Smith.
McGregor and Mayweather have agreed to fight each other although contracts have not been signed as of this writing. Mayweather is calling the shots in the negotiations and McGregor will have to lose roughly 25lbs in order to make the fight happen. The two sides verbally agreed to the fight on May 2nd and Mayweather told his friends on Thursday night that he would be fighting McGregor.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor to announce billion dollar mega-fighthttps://t.co/D0cqZhlnYB pic.twitter.com/ipjDLbguD1
— Sun Sport (@SunSport) May 6, 2016
Mayweather is set to earn at least $144.8 million while McGregor will earn $10.1 million. It’s said that Mayweather is upset that McGregor said he would crush him and knock him out in 30 seconds.
McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh posted this on Twitter:
It's really fine mayweather we're having here pic.twitter.com/gUF73OUOer
— Coach JK (@John_Kavanagh) May 6, 2016
McGregor was asked back in January by the Daily Mirror about a possible fight with Mayweather and here is what he had to say:
“I’m open to discussions, come at me,” he said. “But I hold the key, and it’s me who holds the key to the fight game.
“I am open minded, I am open to discussion, I love competition, I love fighting. It would be nice to make that fight if the fans were interested and wanted to see it.”
Until contracts are signed, this fight is still up in the air. One has to think that the UFC would sue McGregor for breaching his contract if he did this fight.
