The New York Times reports that Conor McGregor could agree to a deal with the UFC to fight Floyd Mayweather by Sunday. Of course, that just leaves out one big party to the fight to agree to the deal…Floyd Mayweather.
Dana White set an artificial deadline of Sunday to come to terms with McGregor to do a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. Notably, Mayweather has not named his price for the fight. Moreover, even if a deal is struck with McGregor, White must broker a deal with Mayweather.
One of the bigger hurdles that White and the UFC must come to terms with is that the PPV will most likely go through Showtime. You might recall that White has had his issues with Showtime in the past. But, this is a big money fight so you can see White, and the new owners, overlooking this past beef.
Yet, Mayweather will undoubtedly look for “A” side money leaving less of a pie for McGregor and the UFC to split.
Payout Perspective:
Even if a deal is struck with McGregor, is this really news until Mayweather agrees to the terms? White coming out last week to say that GGG-Canelo took their date of September 16th seems puffery than truth. Why? There’s no deal in place. So, by stating that a date was taken (and by the way, fighting Mexican Independence Weekend is not unique) is mere ploy to negotiate through the media. White is pressing McGregor and Mayweather to a fight despite the fact no one has anything on the table yet. So, while the UFC may announce McGregor accepting terms to a deal with Mayweather post-fight UFC 211, we should not celebrate until we hear Mayweather say it’s a final deal.
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