By Edward Chaykovsky
UFC President Dana White has fired a legal warning to company champion Conor McGregor.
On Saturday night, McGregor - who is under an exclusive contract with the UFC - claimed that he was capable of getting around that agreement to take part in a boxing match with former division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Nobody is my boss. I know Floyd likes to say Dana [White] is my boss and this and he decides. Hell no. Nobody decides this. If they let people go fight jiu-jitsu tournaments, they can’t stop me going to fight a boxing fight. So obviously it’s smoother to do it all together, but look, everyone’s just got to know their place, and everyone does know their place.” MMA reporter Ariel Helwani.
Mayweather retired in September 2015, after winning a twelve round decision over Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
He believes a fight with McGregor will actually happen, but not sure of when or where the fight will take place.
"Most likely the fight between me and Conor McGregor will happen," Mayweather told Sky Sports in an exclusive interview. "I don't know (when it will be), I need to communicate with my team, the fight hasn't been made yet, but it is all about entertainment so hopefully we can make it happen."
White, while speaking to reporters at the UFC on FOX 23 press conference in Denver, compared the chances of the fight happening to those of him dressing up for the Super Bowl as a member of the NFL's New England Patriots - and also warned of his legally binding contract with the UFC.
“Here’s what I think the chances are: about the same as me being the backup quarterback for (Tom) Brady on Sunday,” White said. “When you’re about to go on and do a pay-per-view that you’re charging people $5 to listen to you talk, I’m sure you gotta say some pretty crazy sh*t."
“If [McGregor] wants to go down that road with us [in a legal battle], it will be an epic fall.”
