UFC supremo Dana White shuts down talk of boxing rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather
‘His return will be in the cage’: UFC chief Dana White shuts down talk of a boxing rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather – despite the Irishman’s hints of a second clash on social media
- Dana White has insisted Conor McGregor will return to action in the UFC cage
- ‘The Notorious’ had hinted at a boxing rematch against Floyd Mayweather, 45
- But White shut down talk of a second bout, insisting UFC is the Irishman’s future
Dana White has played down the prospect of a second boxing clash between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.
MMA fighter McGregor made his name in the octagon but fought undefeated boxing legend Mayweather back in 2017 in an exhibition fight.
‘The Notorious’ hinted at a second bout with ‘Money’ on social media – but UFC supremo White shut down talk of a rematch on the Jim Rome Show.
UFC supremo Dana White (pictured) has shut down talk of a boxing rematch between MMA fighter Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, five years after their first bout
Mayweather (right) gave ‘The Notorious’ (left) a boxing lesson in 2017 with a tenth-round TKO
He said: ‘Not me, I’m not talking about that. Conor’s return will be in the cage. Conor’s looking to come back the end of this year, early next year.
‘When I do talk to Conor, Conor wants to fight. Conor gets all kinds of offers for movie roles and all these other things that he could go and do and make money.
‘He doesn’t want to do any of that. Conor wants to fight. When he fights, he gets paid. Fighting is what he wants to do.’
McGregor hinted at a second fight on social media – before White played down that prospect
It has been five years since Mayweather taught the UFC superstar a boxing lesson, securing a tenth-round TKO victory.
Fight Hype had reported the pair are in discussions over holding a second bout, with McGregor adding to the speculation with a cryptic post on social media.
McGregor, who has not fought in almost a year since suffering a horrific broken leg in his defeat to Dustin Poirier, shared a picture of his clash with Mayweather on Instagram on Thursday evening with the caption: ‘I accept’.
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