{"id":206104,"date":"2016-10-04T09:25:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=206104"},"modified":"2016-10-04T09:25:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T16:25:58","slug":"dana-white-mayweather-vs-mcgregor-dont-really-want-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/floyd-mayweather\/dana-white-mayweather-vs-mcgregor-dont-really-want-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White on Mayweather vs. McGregor: &#8220;They don&#8217;t REALLY want to fight&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With featherweight champion Conor McGregor scheduled to take on lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez, much of the Floyd Mayweather vs. McGregor talk has died down.<\/p>\n<p>But for a while, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-im-ready-floyd-mayweather\/\">the thought of a superfight between boxing and MMA&#8217;s most talented and brightest shining stars<\/a> was a serious discussion. With McGregor teasing fight posters featuring a fight between the two and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/floyd-mayweather\/video-floyd-mayweather-once-again-discusses-conor-mcgregor-fight\/\">&#8216;Money&#8217; Mayweather talking about the fight at length in interviews with the media<\/a>, a superfight between the two seemed like a very real possibility.<\/p>\n<p>However, UFC president Dana White had a feeling that a fight between McGregor and Mayweather would never come into fruition, simply because they never really wanted to fight each other, <a href=\"http:\/\/m.tmz.com\/#article\/2016\/10\/04\/dana-white-conor-mcgregor-floyd-mayweather\/\" target=\"_blank\">White himself told TMZ Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;No, I never thought it was gonna happen,&#8221; White said. &#8220;It&#8217;s two totally different sports. I&#8217;m sure they want the money (for that superfight), but I don&#8217;t know how badly they want to actually make that a reality.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Listen, Conor is under contract with me. We can start with kicks, punches, and elbows (if the two actually fight).&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Conor-McGregor-Floyd-Mayweather.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-193715\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Conor-McGregor-Floyd-Mayweather.png\" alt=\"Conor McGregor Floyd Mayweather\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Conor-McGregor-Floyd-Mayweather.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Conor-McGregor-Floyd-Mayweather-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Conor-McGregor-Floyd-Mayweather-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Conor-McGregor-Floyd-Mayweather-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When asked if he means Floyd would need to up his MMA game, White did not mince words in his reply.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;That&#8217;s right. (Mayweather) doesn&#8217;t have to learn (MMA), but he will be kicked and elbowed.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayweather remains retired for now after going a perfect 49-0, while McGregor will look to be the first fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold two belts at featherweight and lightweight should he defeat <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/breaking-conor-mcgregor-will-return-at-ufc-205-in-new-york\/\">Alvarez at UFC 205 in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How would you see a fight between McGregor and Mayqeather go down? Do you think this superfight will ever go down? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With featherweight champion Conor McGregor scheduled to take on lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez, much of the Floyd Mayweather vs. McGregor talk has died down. 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