{"id":291515,"date":"2018-11-15T11:40:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=291515"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:12:17","slug":"floyd-mayweather-says-tenshin-nasukawa-is-back-on-the-table-were-going-to-make-it-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rizin-ff\/floyd-mayweather-says-tenshin-nasukawa-is-back-on-the-table-were-going-to-make-it-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather says Tenshin Nasukawa fight is back on the table"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, BJPENN.COM reported<\/a> that undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather had signed on for a shocking fight with undefeated kickboxing wunderkind Tenshin Nasukawa under the Rizin banner. The fight was said to be scheduled for December 31 in Tokyo, Japan, and the rules for the bout were apparently being negotiated.<\/p>\n

Then it all came crashing down.<\/p>\n

In a lengthy Instagram post, Floyd Mayweather stated that he’d been ‘blindsided’<\/a> by the Japanese MMA promotion, and that the fight would not be happening.<\/p>\n

Apparently, however, it’s still on the table after all.<\/p>\n

Speaking to TMZ<\/a> this week, Mayweather announced that he and the Japanese promotion are going to make the bout happen.<\/p>\n

“We’re gonna make it happen,” he told TMZ, explaining that the fight would likely be a co-promotion between Mayweather Promotions and Rizin.<\/p>\n

Mayweather also clarified on the rules for the bout, assuring that it would be a boxing exhibition match, and that kicks will not be allowed \u2014 which would seem to disintegrate Nasukawa’s best shot at a victory. He also confirmed that the bout will be three, three-minute rounds.<\/p>\n

“Rules? It’s gonna be a little boxing exhibition. No kicking,” Mayweather explained. “I’m moving around with the guy for 9 minutes, and of course it’s gonna be the highest paid exhibition ever.”<\/p>\n

Finally, Mayweather explained why he agreed to accept this surprising exhibition bout to begin with. As you probably guessed, it’s all about money.<\/p>\n

“It’s a no-brainer,” Mayweather says. “Just because I’m retired from boxing, I still make appearances worldwide and make a ton of money.”
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