About 10 months since the prospect of a Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight first arose as little more than tabloid fantasy, the ultimate “money fight” is closer to reality than ever. Arguably the biggest momentum shift to date came Wednesday night on Conan, with UFC President Dana White changing his tune on the potential matchup. Dana’s change of heart comes on the heels of Mayweather officially declaring himself unretired for McGregor exclusively. Floyd also proposed a specific timeline for the bout, which lines up with a FloCombat report of the T-Mobile Arena being reserved for June 10. “I don’t want to hear no more excuses about the money, about the UFC,” Mayweather boasted.

Source: Forbes March 16, 2017 21:22 UTC