(UTV|COLOMBO) – Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr has been negotiating with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) over a potential Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight that could see him earn more than nine figures, according to The Money Team Russia Founder Timofey Kurgin.
Mayweather stopped Irish MMA superstar Conor McGregor in 10 rounds in a crossover Vegas boxing bout last year, and has been rumoured to face current UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a similar matchup, with Floyd answering affirmatively to a boxing call out from Khabib.
However, a further option, that of Floyd switching disciplines and stepping into the UFC Octagon, is currently being explored and discussed between the fighter himself and the promotion, according to Kurgin.
“I know Floyd has been negotiating with the UFC. If they sign a contract I think it will have more than nine figures,” Kurgin told RT Sport at Academy Boxing Floyd Mayweather in the Russian Capital.
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