Floyd Mayweather v Khabib Nurmagomedov fight 'should happen in UFC'

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Dana White (centre) wants Floyd Mayweather to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in a mixed martial arts bout

Boxer Floyd Mayweather should step into the octagon to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in a "real fight", says UFC president Dana White.

UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov has suggested he could follow in Conor McGregor's footsteps and try boxing, with Mayweather encouraging the bout.

But White wants to see the fight happen in a mixed martial arts arena.

"Listen, if Mayweather wants to fight, come fight. You fight in the UFC," White told TMZ.external-link

"We're not boxing again. We did that once, that's over. You want to fight? You come fight - a real fight."

Nurmagomedov and Mayweather's exchange began with the Russian calling out the former five-weight world champion after defeating McGregor on the Irishman's return to UFC earlier this month.

Mayweather beat McGregor himself in August 2017 in a fight that generated more than £450m and earned the 41-year-old American £210m.

The boxer told Nurmagomedov to "come into my world", with the 30-year-old responding by saying he was keen for the bout to happen in Moscow.

Nurmagomedov is currently serving a ban issued by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as it investigates the brawl that followed his world title win over McGregor.

And UFC president White says he should face American lightweight Tony Ferguson on his return.

"Tony Ferguson is the right fight," he added. "It's the fight to make. It obviously depends on the suspension and what happens - we'll see."

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  • What a stupid thing for White to suggest. He really is a muffin head. It was Khabib that challenged mayweather, therefore he must step into the boxing ring.
    If mayweather had challenged Khabib, then sure it should a UFC fight.

  • Why are the UFC people calling out Mayweather? The man is retired finished. Beating a retired Mayweather will prove nothing. They should call out GGG or Canelo....lets see how Khabib deals with GGG in the cage

  • White is an idiot. That would be like the Squash World champion asking Federer to show his worth using a real racket in an enclosed space.

    2 totally different sports

  • Toby there no HATE or there shouldn't be any HATE on this topic.There shouldn't be any HATE in any sport ,people lose their lives because of hate in any walk of life.
    As a boxing fan i get fed up of the miss matches,stars from other sports taking on stars from another,it cheapens both sports,Mayweather should stay retired,give youth up an coming fighters a chance, no HATE just good fights we need

  • STOP WITH THIS NONSENSE!

  • All of this drivel detracts from the fact that there are talented young fighters in both sports that are more deserving of attention. Mayweather should just retire gracefully and stop trying to hog the limelight. Meanwhile Nurmagomedov's antics have set up a nice rematch with McGregor that will make him plenty of money.

  • Boxing is the noble art all this other fighting is just nonsense that a great champion like Floyd Mayweather should not entertain.

  • @113 scared of what? A bunch of blokes cuddling on the ground? If I wanted to watch wrestling I’d watch WWE, at least they make it look interesting. MMA is bollocks until you match 2 fighters that are prepared to stand toe to toe and exchange blows. Boxing will ALWAYS be the superior sport, in MMA there’s far too much ground work for mine and many others liking

  • @100 Carlos "Dana White has the same amount of brain cells as a peanut! "

    Dana White built the UFC from the ground up into a multi billion $ organisation and has a personal net worth of hundreds of £M's. I think his brain cells are working better than most.

    The hate on here is understandable. Boxing is now a pantomime wheezing out it's death rattle. You're all scared. MMA is the future.

  • Leave the boxing to real men . Ufc is men rolling around the floor go take on triple H .and leave the real men to box

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