{"id":236379,"date":"2017-05-10T05:55:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T12:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=236379"},"modified":"2017-05-10T05:55:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T12:55:47","slug":"dana-white-says-may-soon-give-mayweather-vs-mcgregor-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-says-may-soon-give-mayweather-vs-mcgregor-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO| Dana White says he may soon give up on Mayweather vs. McGregor fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana White joins Colin to talk Conor McGregor \/ Floyd Mayweather and more  | THE HERD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBmvUkmP8AA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Though it initially looked like a near impossibility, we&#8217;ve recently been given some real reason to believe that a boxing match between UFC lightweight champ <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> and undefeated great Floyd Mayweather <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/floyd-mayweather\/conor-mcgregors-manager-says-bout-floyd-mayweather-definitely-heading-right-direction\/\">could actually happen<\/a>. One of the most compelling of these reasons has been UFC President Dana White&#8217;s interest in making the fight happen.<\/p>\n<p>While White has recently expressed a desire to help make this mega fight a reality, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-canelo-ggg-fight-stole-planned-date-mayweather-vs-mcgregor\/\">his morale seems to be fading<\/a>. On a recent episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, he explained that the fight is still far from fruition, and that he may soon give up on it. Watch White&#8217;s interview with Cowherd above and see a transcription of it below (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2017\/5\/10\/15603170\/morning-report-dana-white-says-floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-has-to-be-the-right-deal\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting.com)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"odaqKZ\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s not getting close at all,&#8221; White said of the fight. &#8220;I knew that this thing was gonna be a nightmare to get done, if it can even be done. We\u2019ll find out. Obviously, both guys want to fight each other, but what\u2019s the deal? Can the deal be done? That\u2019s the question.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"milGGj\"><em>\u201ct\u2019s not even Mayweather,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It\u2019s definitely both sides. It\u2019s not just Mayweather, it\u2019s both sides of this thing are gonna be hard to get done. And absolutely, there\u2019s gonna come a point where I\u2019m done [clears his hands]. This isn\u2019t what I do. This isn\u2019t my business and I\u2019m definitely gonna walk away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Either way, it doesn\u2019t matter to me,&#8221; White concluded. &#8220;I know that these two guys want to fight. I\u2019ve said many times I respect Conor and I\u2019d like to do this fight for him, but it\u2019s got to be the right deal. We have to get the right deal done or it\u2019s not going to happen, because at the end of the day, this isn\u2019t what I do, the UFC is what I do, and I should be focusing on that, and not a boxing match that &#8211; obviously, a lot of people want to see it, there\u2019s a lot of interest in it, but it\u2019s not really what I do.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think this fight could actually happen or should Dana White \u2013 and the rest of the world \u2013 move on?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/10\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though it initially looked like a near impossibility, we&#8217;ve recently been given some real reason to believe that a boxing match between UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor and undefeated great Floyd Mayweather could actually happen. 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