Mayweather-McGregor II? UFC president Dana White talking to ‘Money’ about an MMA fight

Floyd Mayweather fighting in the Octagon is a ‘real possibility’, according to White, which could mean another showdown against Conor McGregor

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Floyd Mayweather Jnr beat Conor McGregor via 10th-round TKO in their much-hyped boxing bout. Photo: AFP

Published: 9:45am, 21 Dec 2017Updated: 4:55pm, 19 Jan 2018

Over the weekend, UFC star Conor McGregor seemed to throw water on the prospect he’d be willing to step into a boxing ring again. “MMA next,” he said when a TMZ reporter asked him about his next bout, perhaps against Manny Pacquiao.

In August, McGregor lost his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather via a 10th-round TKO, a result that hardly was a surprise but proved to be hugely lucrative for everyone involved, considering the 6.5 million worldwide pay-per-view buys.

And now, perhaps sensing that the public’s appetite for such cross-sport combat is yet to be sated, UFC president Dana White is on record saying Mayweather may want to give it another go … only this time, in the mixed martial arts Octagon.

“We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal,” White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “It’s real.”

“We’re interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility,” he also said.

Mayweather Promotions’ Leonard Ellerbe and UFC president Dana White are now well-acquainted. Photo: AFP

Mayweather seemed at least a little bit interested in the prospect earlier this month, mainly because of the “hugely lucrative” aspect of it all.