Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather 2: Mayweather reveals 'billion dollar' fight talks
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR has revealed he’s in talks over a lucrative fight deal.
The legendary boxer hung up his gloves after defeating Conor McGregor last August.
Before the turn of the New Year, the Michigan native hinted that he could end his second retirement in order to fight in the UFC.
Since dropping that bombshell, Mayweather has continued to suggest that he holds an interest in entering the mixed martial arts world.
His latest hint came in the form of a photoshopped picture of him elbowing a bloodied McGregor, which garnered nearly one million likes on Instagram.
Unsurprisingly, McGregor has welcomed the idea of Mayweather fighting in the UFC, recently telling Adam Glyn: “I’m excited, let’s see.
“I just landed so I’ll check it out. But, I’m up for it.
“He should. I went into his game, he should come into mine.”
Mayweather discussed his future at the launch of the new TMT watch with Hublot and revealed that he is discussing a possible return to action.
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However, he stopped short of revealing if those talks have taken place with the UFC brass.
“Will you guys ever see me in a boxing ring again? I don’t know,” he told Forbes.
“We don’t know if it’s a boxing ring, or maybe an Octagon.
“There’ve been talks about another multi-billion dollar deal. We’ll just see.”
The chances of McGregor welcoming Mayweather to the Octagon are slim to none given the fact the Irishman has yet to defend his lightweight title.
'The Notorious'' first fight back in the promotion is expected to see him take on the winner of the upcoming lightweight fight between interim 155lbs champion Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, which headlines UFC 223.