Comments Thread For: UFC Prez: Mayweather-McGregor Will Be Tough To Get Done

[Johnny2x2x]

The way he lives his life, I don't think so, tbh; the man is a spendthrift with his finances, is the sole breadwinner for an entourage that's likely hundreds deep, gives ****** amounts of money to the evangelical church that he belongs to, has eyes on continuing to self-finance his political career, and STILL owes the PI government the equivalent of $70m in past-due taxes and penalties.

You add the deal that he apparently still has under Bob Arum, and the man is likely heading the way of Joe Louis, fighting well beyond his time for the paycheck.

Unfortunately, this is all true. Pacquaio will be fighting in 5 years, Arum will cart his corpse to the ring in a wheel barrel if he has to. He's got a bunch of leaches around him and he's managed by a guy who steals from him, not a recipe for a graceful retirement.

[stevepeeve]

If Conor gets his **** pushed in (Floyd shows up sharp, Conor gasses as he usually does 10-15 minutes into the fight [5th/6th round of a 12-round fight], and Floyd beats him into a stoppage), the UFC's biggest star gets exposed as a "Great White Hype", McGregor heads home with his money, and UFC is left without a single star under their banner who could sell even 500k PPVs.

Conor has zero intention of ever fighting the Great Floyd Mayweather. This fake publicity stunt was genius for the UFC and wee man Conor. One cannot imagine what all this free PUB would have cost the UFC. A clumsy MMA fighter just doesn't get into the ring with the world's best boxer undefeated champion ever. Conor figh s a Paulie Mags or a Robert Guerrero or a Rod Salka for a fight. What a fricking HOOT thinking Conor ever steps into a boxing ring with Floyd. DUH? Do you still believe in Santa? Or Leprechauns??

[WesternChamp]

I feel that Dana is doing this to protect his cash cow. He only has the one now that Rhonda is done. Not saying this fight wont happen but its unlikely.

you's crazy if you think mcgregor is dana's only cash cow. you know the ufc can easily hyped up another fighter to be the next great one right?

[WesternChamp]

Pac-Floyd was another **** fight but its better than Floyd-Mcgregor. At least they have somewhat of a score to settle for ****s sake

im not here to debate if the fight will be good or not. the other guy is justifying floyd vs conor because its an "easy" big pay day but when you bring up the pac rematch, he says there's no point in a rematch.

[Scipio2009]

And yet he needs and wants that 50th win against a complete no-hoper. No need to make excuses for him. I know you've had to do that for his entire career, but it's ok now, we all know what he is.

If the offer wasn't for $100m, Floyd Mayweather wouldn't give a **** about "the 50th win". Why you can;t comprehend that is beyond me.

[SUBZER0ED]

He should contact Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baily, they know how to put on a circus.

[GhostofDempsey]

If the offer wasn't for $100m, Floyd Mayweather wouldn't give a **** about "the 50th win". Why you can;t comprehend that is beyond me.

If he can't get McGregor in the ring, let's see where that leads. He either has to take a dangerous fight with a live dog for the big payday he is looking for, or fight another Berto/Ortiz/Guerrero caliber fighter for less money and the 50th win. Either way, he's going for that 50th.

[Scipio2009]

Conor has zero intention of ever fighting the Great Floyd Mayweather. This fake publicity stunt was genius for the UFC and wee man Conor. One cannot imagine what all this free PUB would have cost the UFC. A clumsy MMA fighter just doesn't get into the ring with the world's best boxer undefeated champion ever. Conor figh s a Paulie Mags or a Robert Guerrero or a Rod Salka for a fight. What a fricking HOOT thinking Conor ever steps into a boxing ring with Floyd. DUH? Do you still believe in Santa? Or Leprechauns??

I agree; McGregor and the UFC never had any real intention of actually making the fight; no different than with Ronda, they were using Floyd's name to elevate Conor in from of the casual combat sports fan.

The mistake happened, though, when the talks became live and respectable dollar figures were put onto the table for the fight, in full view of the casual combat sports fan.

$100m to Floyd, $25m to Conor/UFC (more than Conor's biggest ever payday as the guarantee), and the backend money split between the two camps (70/30 Mayweather Promotions) made a fight that folks had fantasized about an actual viable possibility.

Now, the UFC is stuck (assuming the fight can generate $400m on PPV, the UFC's take [which they'd split with McGregor] would be at least $75m, before counting the UK/Ireland money, the live gate at T-Mobile, are a host of other revenues; add up all of the pieces an the UFC could easily end up splitting $115m with McGregor), looking for a way to back out without the fans seeing them back out.

[Scipio2009]

If he can't get McGregor in the ring, let's see where that leads. He either has to take a dangerous fight with a live dog for the big payday he is looking for, or fight another Berto/Ortiz/Guerrero caliber fighter for less money and the 50th win. Either way, he's going for that 50th.

Wanna bet?

If the UFC backs out of the fight, Floyd continues on with his property/real estate business, puts more weight behind pushing the fighters under his Mayweather Promotions banner (Gervonta Davis is a world champ, and he's got a few guys on the cusp), and continues on doing whatever successful 40 year olds do.

[stevepeeve]

I agree; McGregor and the UFC never had any real intention of actually making the fight; no different than with Ronda, they were using Floyd's name to elevate Conor in from of the casual combat sports fan.

The mistake happened, though, when the talks became live and respectable dollar figures were put onto the table for the fight, in full view of the casual combat sports fan.

$100m to Floyd, $25m to Conor/UFC (more than Conor's biggest ever payday as the guarantee), and the backend money split between the two camps (70/30 Mayweather Promotions) made a fight that folks had fantasized about an actual viable possibility.

Now, the UFC is stuck (assuming the fight can generate $400m on PPV, the UFC's take [which they'd split with McGregor] would be at least $75m, before counting the UK/Ireland money, the live gate at T-Mobile, are a host of other revenues; add up all of the pieces an the UFC could easily end up splitting $115m with McGregor), looking for a way to back out without the fans seeing them back out.

But Conor getting Humiliated or Ko'd backfires on the UFC no matter what amount of money received. IMAGE is so important these days for fan appeal and reputation. Floyd would embarrass and Humiliate little leprechaun Conor and probably knock a few tattoos off the big mouthIrish braggart.