June - 2016
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
22
The UFC Should Let Conor
McGregor Box Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Article By: RJ Gardner
Photo Credit Floyd Mayweather Jr. SHOWTIME
Cover Photo Credit Showtime Credit Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
Conor McGregor (José Youngs/The MMA
Love them or hate them,
Conor McGregor and
Floyd Mayweather are
masters of the hype game.
They know how to use the
media to their advantage
and they know how to
polarize a fan base better
anyone in the fight game
today. As nonsensical as
a boxing match between
the greatest boxer of his
generation and an MMA
champion truly is, these
two men have spun box-
ing fans and MMA fans
into a frenzy of specula-
tion and internet trolling.
If anyone actually thinks
that McGregor – who is a
talented striker in his own
right – actually stands a
chance in a boxing ring
with Mayweather, they are
sorely mistaken. But even
though this bout makes
no real sense for either
fighter, they have begun
to lay the groundwork for
a potential payday of epic
proportions.
As it stands right now,
there is very little chance
of this bout ever coming
to fruition, mainly because
of the UFC’s exclusive con-
tract with McGregor. But
even though a potential
bout with Mayweather
makes little sense com-
petitively, the UFC should
push to actually make this
bout happen. Regardless
