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In the past few weeks, the talk of the long-rumored boxing match between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and longtime boxing king Floyd Mayweather has gone from merely speculation to a rolling hype train making it appear to be a mere formality to one day take place.

It’s far from guaranteed, however, as a recent rumor revealing the two sides had agreed to a deal being shot down by both Mayweather and UFC President Dana White. MCGregor kept the press clippings rolling by posting a video of him training boxing, which was largely lambasted by many such as McGregor’s rival Nate Diaz.

But someone thinks McGregor is doing it on purpose, and that’s Colin Cowherd. The television host revealed on his show Friday (via FOX Sports) his opinion that the Irishman put the video out there on purpose in order to dupe Mayweather into thinking his skills are less than subpar:

“I think McGregor put this video out to show how bad he is. To entice Mayweather to sign the fight papers. Mayweather is seeing this thinking, ‘I have no chance to lose.’ McGregor would never go into the ring and fight like that against Mayweather. Why would you put a video out when you are barely beating a batboy? That kid just delivered a pizza in my neighborhood and McGregor can’t even land a punch on him?”

That may or may not be an interesting stance from Cowherd, who has been known to put his monstrous degree of pomp and circumstance into his UFC propaganda (in addition to being employed by the UFC’s cable network).

Regardless, McGregor has often been dubbed one of the most cerebral combatants in the fight game, seemingly often inside many of his opponents’ minds before they even set foot into the octagon. But he’ll be facing a foe of a much more evolved skillset for the rules system in place if he does finally square off opposite Mayweather.

Could McGregor be lulling “Money’s” team into false overconfidence, or is he truly not up to speed in the sport of kings?

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Following yesterday’s report that Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather had reached a staggering agreement on their proposed super fight, which both Mayweather and UFC President Dana White shot down, “The Notorious” hopped on Twitter to call out the boxing great in an effort to get the hype train rolling even more.

Now Mayweather is back with his own response, and it seems to be quite simple. Apparently done with the games, Mayweather told McGregor and his team to finish their business with the UFC and get ahold of his team this morning:

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— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) February 15, 2017

That would seem like the clearest course of action to signing this monumental bout, and Mayweather has laid down a simple gameplan for doing it.

However, as we witnessed with his long-rumored fight with Manny Pacquaio that took so long to negotiate both fighters were out of their prime, reaching a mutually beneficial agreement with ‘Money’ and his management is never an easy thing.

The UFC obviously stands as a huge roadblock in the way of getting the superfight signed, and Mayweather knows it. Is this just another made-up bunch of hype, or will this fight actually happen like it seems to be progressing?

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After almost an entire year of hype, ‘The Notorious’ vs. ‘Money’ could actually be extremely close to happening.

A report surfaced from UK news outlet The Sun revealing that McGregor and his associates have agreed upon the terms of the deal and now all that remains is to officially sign the contract with a third-party issue (being the UFC) the last hold-up to making the long-proposed super fight happen.

The dollar amount has apparently been set and agreed upon:

“Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather have agreed a deal to fight and have both settled on their respective fees.

“The contract hasn’t officially been signed yet because of a third party hold-up but all the details have all been agreed on.

“The fight could even be announced within two weeks.”

Adding fuel to what is certainly to become a fire, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto also reported Mayweather had informed his network colleague Stephen A. Smith that the fight was “very, very close” to being signed. Okamoto also confirmed with there were real discussions ongoing with the NSAC:

Breaking: NSAC chairman Marnell confirms there have been "real discussions" with "the real players involved" on McGregor vs. Mayweather.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 14, 2017

The two sides have gone back-and-forth in the media over the past couple months, with Mayweather initially offering McGregor a paltry $15 million before Dana White offered them both $25 million plus pay-per-view (PPV) points to throw down in what could most certainly be the biggest combat sports bout of all-time.

McGregor recently made headlines by canceling an event in his hometown of Dublin, instead flying to Las Vegas to clear up his business with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for his now-infamous UFC 202 bottle-throwing incident with arch rival Nate Diaz and his ‘Skrap Pack.’

He’ll film an anti-bullying video as part of his consequences, and while in Vegas, his team will reportedly continue working towards getting the super fight with Mayweather worked out. Will this onetime far-off possibility become reality in Las Vegas soon?

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