Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor offered $25m each to fight
CONOR McGREGOR and Floyd Mayweather have been offered $50million (£41million) to fight by UFC chief Dana White.
Conor McGregor has been offered £20m by Dana White to fight Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather have been talking up the possibility of facing off in the ring.
Mayweather is technically retired with a record of 49 fights unbeaten and now spends most of his time promoting bouts like tonight’s unification clash between James DeGale and Badou Jack.
Floyd Mayweather believes his earning potential is far greater than Conor McGregor's
Conor McGregor is a double UFC champion after beating Eddie Alvarez in November
However, when McGregor was granted a boxing licence in California, the American appeared to be considering a return, even claiming to have tabled an offer of £12m for the Irishman to take part.
McGregor is said to have set his stall out at more like £80m but his contractual obligations to UFC mean realistically White will have the final say on any deal.
“There’s a real offer.”
However, Mayweather does not appear to be entertaining the idea, having previously claimed that he could reasonably expect to make £80m or more out of the fight due to his track record.
“[Dana White] a f****** comedian,” Mayweather told TMZ.