Aldo Doubts Mayweather-McGregor Gets Beyond UFC Obstacles

By Edward Chaykovsky

UFC world champion Jose Aldo does not believe a possible fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor will ever happen.

Both athletes are very interested in facing each other in a boxing ring. McGregor has already started training for a boxing match, and last year he obtained a boxing license in the state of California. He intends to secure a license to boxing in Nevada, in order to pave the way for a Las Vegas fight with Mayweather.

McGregor has an exclusive contract with UFC and he's currently the biggest name in their company.

As the weeks pass by, the UFC appears to be more and more receptive to a possible Mayweather-McGregor encounter. UFC President Dana White has now stated that he won't stand in the way of a deal getting done.

Aldo points out that UFC would likely allow McGregor to go forward with this fight, but it won't be cheap. Their company will want a sizable take of the revenue, which is something Mayweather will not agree to, as he's used to taking nearly all of the revenue from his fights.

Mayweather, who walked away from boxing in September of 2015, recently announced that he was now unretired - but only for the sole purpose of getting a deal done with McGregor.

"We have a contract with the UFC, every athlete does, and everything has to go through the UFC,” Aldo told press members in Rio de Janeiro. "It’s hard for Mayweather to accept a fight with [McGregor] being a UFC fighter. He does boxing events, so it’s 80 percent for him and 20 percent for the rest. It’s the opposite in the UFC. The UFC makes 80 and athletes make 20. That’s what happens. That's the real story.

“So it’s not about Conor signing the contract or not, it’s Mayweather accepting to make less, or make his event.”