{"id":289732,"date":"2018-10-30T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T16:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=289732"},"modified":"2018-10-30T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T16:29:10","slug":"dana-white-to-floyd-mayweather-you-want-to-fight-come-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-to-floyd-mayweather-you-want-to-fight-come-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White to Floyd Mayweather: &#8216;You want to fight, come fight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> by submission in the UFC 229 main event, he&#8217;s been linked to a potential boxing match with undefeated legend of pugilism Floyd Mayweather Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov initiated this talk by calling Mayweather out, but Mayweather quickly dumped gas on the fire, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/floyd-mayweather-claims-khabib-nurmagomedov-bout-is-happening-oh-were-fighting\/\">assuring that the boxing match will actually happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, we\u2019re fighting,\u201d Mayweather recently told TMZ Sports.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m my own boss. I can\u2019t say what\u2019s going on on Khabib\u2019s end, but on my end, we can make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 When I face Khabib, I\u2019m getting a nine-figure payday. It\u2019s more than the McGregor fight \u2013\u00a0probably $100 million more, guaranteed. It could be somewhere between $110 [million] and $200 million guaranteed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to UFC President Dana White, however, it&#8217;s time to let go of this talk. He says Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be boxing Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n<p>That said, he says Mayweather is welcome to come fight in the UFC if he so chooses. The door is open.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana White to Floyd Mayweather, Khabib Will Only Fight You In MMA! | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ve3_4eqqig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Mayweather wants to fight, come fight,&#8221; Dana said in a recent interview with TMZ. &#8220;Come fight in the UFC. We&#8217;re not boxing again. We did that once [with Conor McGregor], that&#8217;s over. You want to fight, come fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You want to fight, come fight,&#8221; he repeated. &#8220;A real fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>White also added that, even if he was interested in letting Khabib Nurmagomedov box Floyd Mayweather, Nurmagomedov would first have to face the music with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He and Conor both have to go before the Nevada Athletic Commission,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s scheduled for December. We&#8217;ll see what happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Dana White assured Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be boxing Floyd Mayweather, he did <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-updates-on-boxing-venture-we-will-absolutely-positively-be-in-the-boxing-business\/\">once again<\/a> claim that the UFC will soon be getting into the boxing industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re getting into boxing, 100%,&#8221; he said. &#8220;For sure. 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