Conor to make $75 million<\/a> off a fight that he believes will generate the bulk of its revenue from his involvement. “I don’t really know how much money Conor McGregor has made, but I’m pretty sure he hasn’t even made $10 million in an MMA bout,” Mayweather told ESPN earlier this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nFloyd’s last marque fight that consumed the entire sports world was billed the “Fight of the Century.” Though the\u00a0Manny Pacquiao bout failed to meet expectations, pay-per-view sales generated $410 million in revenue.<\/p>\n
Before taxes and other expenses, Mayweather took a reported $220 million from the Pacquiao affair. It might seem unlikely that Floyd would come out of retirement to fight a UFC champ 12 years his younger for less than half of his last monumental match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Floyd Mayweather might be coming out of retirement for a third time. The much-hyped, much-rumored, and much-disputed potential matchup between the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) and UFC champ Conor McGregor is reportedly nearing a deal. UFC President Dana White says the boxing match doesn’t make much sense for his mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Negotiations Ready to Come to Blows<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n