Despite the fact that it never happened, Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will go down as one of 2016’s most talked-about fights. But if you thought that discussion ended when McGregor was booked to fight at UFC 202—which is set for Aug. 20—think again.
Speaking at a press event in Las Vegas for his upcoming bout with Nate Diaz, McGregor discussed the matchup and what it will take for the fight to happen.
“Right now I have Floyd running around the Showtime offices gathering my money, that’s what he’s doing,” McGregor told reporters. “He’s running around the Showtime offices begging those executives to come up with a $100 million cash to fight me. As soon as he gets my money, we can fight.”
A bout between McGregor and Mayweather stands as the biggest possible superfight in combat sports.
With Mayweather holding most of the promotional cards, however, the discussion has largely been focused on a boxing match between the two. That heavily favors Mayweather, but McGregor doesn’t seem especially worried about that—as long as the pay is right.
“Look, if you want to fight me, we can fight. If you need a specific rule set to protect you from a true fight, that’s no problem,” he said. “Just make sure that money is there, and as long as that money is there, then we can fight under your safety net of rules. But me, I don’t need rules. I am the f–king rules.”
While both men seem interested and the fight would do colossal numbers, the UFC’s contractual control over McGregor‘s career all but ensures it won’t happen—unless both men agree to give a significant cut of the pie to Dana White and Co., who have exclusive rights over the Irish fighter’s matchups.
Still, discussion over this bout will linger for the foreseeable future, even if it won’t happen—unless McGregor‘s contract gets changed in a big way.
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