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Floyd Mayweather: ‘Once Conor McGregor Speaks to The UFC, we Can Make Fight Happen’

Floyd Mayweather insists that he’s his own boss, but Conor McGregor is not. As much as McGregor and Mayweather would like to do battle in a boxing ring, the reality is “Notorious” is under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). If the UFC lightweight champion were to sign a bout agreement without the UFC’s […]

Floyd Mayweather insists that he’s his own boss, but Conor McGregor is not. As much as McGregor and Mayweather would like to do battle in a boxing ring, the reality is “Notorious” is under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). If the UFC lightweight champion were to sign a bout agreement without the UFC’s […]

Archives: De La Hoya: MayMac Is A Disrespect to Boxing (2017)

If you want a timestamp for when UFC President Dana White began to loathe Oscar De La Hoya, it began with what De La Hoya said in this article five years ago, and it was still going strong when De La Hoya himself mixed the “two different sports” by later trying to fight MMA fighters….

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If you want a timestamp for when UFC President Dana White began to loathe Oscar De La Hoya, it began with what De La Hoya said in this article five years ago, and it was still going strong when De La Hoya himself mixed the “two different sports” by later trying to fight MMA fighters.

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Headline: Oscar De La Hoya: ‘Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather is a Disrespect to Boxing’

Author: Fernando Quiles Jr.

Oscar De La Hoya is not a fan of the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather talks.

The boxing Hall of Famer and current promoter through Golden Boy Promotions has heard ramblings of a mega-fight between “Notorious” and “Money.” De La Hoya certainly knows a thing or two about the sweet science. He has won multiple world championships in the sport of boxing.

De La Hoya doesn’t have much faith in McGregor’s chances in a boxing match with Mayweather. At the same time, he doesn’t believe Mayweather would fare any better in a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) contest against the current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight titleholder.

Canelo Alvarez, who fights under Golden Boy Promotions, has had some beef with McGregor. He recently said a boxing match-up between McGregor and Mayweather is a “joke” for the sport of boxing.

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s ATF radio show, De La Hoya shared the same opinion:

“Well I do. It’s a disrespect to boxing because they’re two different sports. I mean look, put Floyd and McGregor in the ring and Floyd will box his ears off. Put Floyd in the Octagon and McGregor will submit him by twisting his toe or something. You know what I’m saying? It’s a whole different sport.”

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Dana White Comments on Mayweather-McGregor Talks, UFC Star’s Next Fight

In an interview with TMZ Sports on Friday, UFC President Dana White revealed that little progress has been made regarding a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
As seen in the following video, White said, “We’re nowhere,” whe…

In an interview with TMZ Sports on Friday, UFC President Dana White revealed that little progress has been made regarding a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

As seen in the following video, White said, “We’re nowhere,” when asked about negotiations between the sides:

Both McGregor and Mayweather have expressed interest in striking a deal to box each other, but Mayweather tweeted on Feb. 14 that no terms have been agreed upon:

While it remains unclear if or when McGregor and Mayweather will lock horns, White believes he knows what the UFC lightweight champion’s next fight will be.

White said he expects it to be an MMA encounter in the UFC against the winner of the lightweight tilt between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 on March 4.

The UFC president’s comments are in direct conflict with McGregor’s views, however, as the 28-year-old told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani (h/t Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie.com) on Jan. 28 that his next fight will be against Mayweather.

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Dana White Reveals Who Conor McGregor’s Next Opponent Will Be

Dana White already knows who he wants Conor McGregor to fight upon his Octagon return. The UFC President recently caught up with TMZ earlier today (Sat. February 25, 2017) to talk what McGregor’s next move will be upon all the hype behind a possible boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. The cameraman asked White about Freddie

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Dana White already knows who he wants Conor McGregor to fight upon his Octagon return.

The UFC President recently caught up with TMZ earlier today (Sat. February 25, 2017) to talk what McGregor’s next move will be upon all the hype behind a possible boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. The cameraman asked White about Freddie Roach’s recent comments stating that Mayweather told him the fight was going to happen and he wanted Roach to train McGregor for it, but White doesn’t believe ‘Notorious’ would train with anyone other than his current camp at SBG Ireland:

“I don’t know where we’re at,” White said. “We’re nowhere. We’re nowhere with it. Conor wouldn’t train with him (Freddie Roach), Conor has his own team and his own crew. I expect Conor’s next fight to be in the UFC, in mixed martial arts (MMA), and it would be against the winner of Khabib and Ferguson.”

“The fight (against Floyd) is gonna be millions of dollars. The guy can make anywhere from 30 to 60 million bucks.”

If McGregor does return to defend his lightweight title against the winner of Ferguson and Nurmagomedov, many criticize if the heavy-handed Irishman could get the job done against the undefeated ‘Eagle’. White said people have been doubting McGregor from day one and he continues to prove them wrong, but admits Nurmagomedov is as tough as they come in the UFC:

“Listen, people have been doubting Conor since the day he stepped onto the scene. Khabib is awesome, Khabib is tough, but people have been doubting him since day one.”

You can check out White’s interview with TMZ here:

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Freddie Roach Claims Floyd Mayweather Told Him He’d Fight Conor McGregor

The hoopla surrounding a potential boxing bout between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather continues. When a report surfaced of Mayweather and McGregor agreeing to terms on a boxing match-up, it got everyone from sports to the mainstream media talking. Those talks were heightened when ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claimed “Money” told him a deal with […]

The hoopla surrounding a potential boxing bout between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather continues. When a report surfaced of Mayweather and McGregor agreeing to terms on a boxing match-up, it got everyone from sports to the mainstream media talking. Those talks were heightened when ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claimed “Money” told him a deal with […]

Someone Thinks Conor McGregor Is Baiting Floyd Mayweather With Recent Video…

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

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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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