{"id":237138,"date":"2017-05-14T07:47:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T14:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=237138"},"modified":"2017-05-14T07:47:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T14:47:21","slug":"dana-white-hopes-finalize-conor-mcgregors-side-floyd-mayweather-fight-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-hopes-finalize-conor-mcgregors-side-floyd-mayweather-fight-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White hopes to finalize Conor McGregor’s side of Floyd Mayweather fight on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to UFC President Dana White, the much discussed boxing mega fight between UFC lightweight champ\u00a0Conor McGregor<\/a> and undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather could take a big step towards fruition today. Speaking to the media at the UFC 211 post-fight press conference, the UFC boss explained that he hopes to have McGregor’s side of the deal<\/a> finalized today (Sunday).<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re right there,\u201d White told the media (via MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m expecting an executed agreement tomorrow, and then I\u2019ll start working with Team Mayweather next week.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While this is obviously a big step in the direction of a groundbreaking McGregor vs. Mayweather fight, White assured the fight is far from a done deal just yet, as Mayweather’s side of things will likely be tricky to maneuver.<\/p>\n

“Look, we\u2019re just getting this deal done with Conor,\u201d the UFC President explained. \u201cWhat do you think the Mayweather side is going to be like, and how much time do you think I\u2019m going to spend on this? We\u2019re going to give it a shot.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

White then reiterated his previous claims<\/a> that he’s only prepared to spend a certain amount of time and money making this fight happen, even though it looks like it would be one of the most lucrative pay-per-views in the history of combat sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah [it\u2019s going to be profitable for the UFC], but the question is how profitable,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou can assume how many buys you\u2019re going to do \u2014 there\u2019s no guarantee. Every time you put on a pay-per-view, it\u2019s a roll of the dice. You don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen. So, you don\u2019t know. There\u2019s some fights that you do know, and this feels like one of those fights that should do that, but you never know.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Dana White can make this headline dominating mega fight happen? How much money do you think the UFC would make off such a fight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/14\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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