Will he or won’t the former 5-weight world champion, Floyd Mayweather make a return back to combat sports and capitalize on the mass interest and figures that his name commands?
At the age of 41 years, there has been a trail of breadcrumbs on social media and soundbites from the man himself that suggest he could embark on a career in the UFC.
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Yesterday night while attending the boxing in Las Vegas, Mayweather caught up with U.S television network Showtime and discussed since hanging up his gloves following an exhibition bout with Conor McGregor in August of 2017.
“Retirement has been great,” Mayweather began.
“But as you know and everybody know, I go in retirement, I come back. I go in retirement, I come back.” Mayweather jokingly added, in reference to his previous retirement announcements following bouts with Ricky Hatton and Andre Berto in 2007 and 2015 respectively.
“I can contradict myself,” Mayweather said. “Listen, I can change my mind. I can do whatever I wanna do. I’m Floyd Mayweather.”
Mayweather went on to claim that if he does return to professional fighting it will only be in the octagon cage.
“Is it possible that I come back? Yes, but if I do come back it has to be in the Octagon.”
Mayweather is unsure whether his UFC career could be a one fight deal or a multi-fight agreement. However, ‘Money’ claims he could meet his latest opponent, Conor McGregor once more.
“I spoke with my team,” Mayweather said. “I spoke with Al Haymon. Al Haymon says no. But I spoke with Showtime, I spoke with CBS.
“If we can get together with Dana White and the UFC to make a mega-fight happen, one fight, it could be against Conor McGregor.
“We don’t know. But we could do a multi-fight deal. But Showtime and CBS has to be involved if I do a multi-fight MMA deal.”
“I feel that when you have reached such high status, you have to carry yourself in a classy way,” Mayweather said.
McGregor was arrested this week following an incident where he attacked the bus of fellow fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov at the UFC 223 event.
Floyd, offered his old nemesis some advice by saying he should carry himself more so like ‘a gentleman’.
“Me, I know that when we fought we both sold the fight. The world loved what we did, but outside the ring you have to carry yourself like a gentleman.
“As of right now, Conor McGregor has other things to deal with. Me, myself, I can do whatever I want to, whenever I want to and how I want to.”
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Mayweather has campaigned as high as the jr middleweight limit of 154 lbs in the professional boxing ring. The Grand Rapids, Michigan native claims that when he fights in the octagon he will look to campaign closer to 145 lbs.
When I do go to the Octagon, I look forward to probably around 145, if that’s a weight class,” Mayweather said. “Around 145. But, you know, right now I’ve got my promoter hat on.
Lastly, Mayweather emphatically denied and poured cold water on the rumors that he could also be interested in a 51st professional fight as a boxer.
“I will not box again,” Mayweather said.
“Listen, I will not box again.”
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