Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor offered $35 million each to fightEternally mythical or not, the subject of a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight was jolted on Friday (Saturday NZT) when UFC President Dana White said he's willing pay each man US$25 million ($35 million) plus a cut of pay-per-view proceeds for a match that White indicated would be a boxing, not mixed martial arts, affair. Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight could generate 2.3 million to 2.5 million pay-per-view-buys. Conor McGregor is his money fight. Tell you what, Floyd, here's a real offer - and I'm the guy who can make the offer - we'll pay you $25 million and Conor $25 million." Conor McGregor will fight anybody, anywhere, anytime, and there is a line of guys he'll fight who'll do more than 1 million pay-per-view buys," White said.

Source: Stuff January 13, 2017 23:46 UTC