The UFC president plans to meet with Floyd Mayweather's team to strike a deal,If a projected match between retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor sells to the extent that Celtic deity White believes it will, there'll be lots of cash to travel around for each side.
How much? That depends, of course, upon what quantity the fight sells, to not mention if and once we truly see it. however the UFC president believes we have a tendency to square measure near searching for.
"If the fight sells furthermore as i feel it will, Floyd makes somewhat north of $100 [million] and Conor makes $75 [million]," White aforementioned throughout Wednesday's look on FS1's "The Herd."
Mayweather, 40, attained a warranted purse of $100 million for his 2015 conclusion over Manny Pacquiao in their long-awaited superfight and claims to own created upwards of $300 million overall from pay-per-view sales for a fight that sold a record four.6 million buys. McGregor, 28, set a UFC record last August with a disclosed fight purse of $3 million, which does not account for bonuses and different types of revenue.
White aforesaid he has been in talks with McGregor, UN agency is presently idle from the UFC whereas awaiting the birth of his initial kid in might, which each promoter and fighter area unit in agreement from a monetary posture.
"The Conor aspect, we're smart on the Conor aspect," White aforesaid. "I got to find out the Mayweather aspect, and perhaps it cannot be [figured out]. perhaps the Mayweather aspect cannot be done, however we'll see. I secure Conor i would do everything I may to form this issue happen, therefore that is what i am getting to do."
White has in public modified his tune up recent months, voice communication he can not change the manner of McGregor trying to form this type of day. Previously, White had aforesaid it'd be associate "epic fail" for McGregor to pursue the fight.
"At the tip of the day, will this fight create plenty of sense for me? It very does not," White aforesaid. "But Conor desires this issue very dangerous, and i have aforesaid it persistently, the child has stepped up and saved some massive fights on behalf of me, man, so I'm in. i am going to figure it out."
Now, White simply must come back to terms with Mayweather, language he expects to "lock himself in an exceedingly room" with Mayweather's old advisor Al Haymon, knowing full well that the undefeated boxer expects to be paid because the A-side of the fight.
"Listen, one in all the items that we've done and therefore the reason we've designed this complete the method that we've is we tend to invariably bring folks the fights they require to ascertain," White aforesaid. "There's little question that folks wish to ascertain this fight. It's all anybody ever asks ME concerning. i am getting to do my best to ascertain if I will get this factor done. i am not language I will however we're making an attempt to."
Asked concerning the foundations of the fight and whether or not he plans on negotiating something into the deal from a rules stance to assist McGregor, World Health Organization has ne'er boxed professionally, White reiterated that it might be a match solely.
"Obviously, in boxing, you begin talk terms|to barter} things just like the gloves and therefore the officers and therefore the judges and the way massive the ring is--— lots of various belongings you will negotiate as so much because the fight goes," White aforesaid. "But again, i have not gotten into a space with Team Mayweather however, and World Health Organization knows?
"This factor isn't getting to be UFC; it's getting to be a match. it is not getting to have something to try and do with UFC. The nearest factor my complete are going to be to the present clearly is i will be a locality of the promotion for this fight and Conor is my guy. That's it."
How much? That depends, of course, upon what quantity the fight sells, to not mention if and once we truly see it. however the UFC president believes we have a tendency to square measure near searching for.
"If the fight sells furthermore as i feel it will, Floyd makes somewhat north of $100 [million] and Conor makes $75 [million]," White aforementioned throughout Wednesday's look on FS1's "The Herd."
Mayweather, 40, attained a warranted purse of $100 million for his 2015 conclusion over Manny Pacquiao in their long-awaited superfight and claims to own created upwards of $300 million overall from pay-per-view sales for a fight that sold a record four.6 million buys. McGregor, 28, set a UFC record last August with a disclosed fight purse of $3 million, which does not account for bonuses and different types of revenue.
White aforesaid he has been in talks with McGregor, UN agency is presently idle from the UFC whereas awaiting the birth of his initial kid in might, which each promoter and fighter area unit in agreement from a monetary posture.
"The Conor aspect, we're smart on the Conor aspect," White aforesaid. "I got to find out the Mayweather aspect, and perhaps it cannot be [figured out]. perhaps the Mayweather aspect cannot be done, however we'll see. I secure Conor i would do everything I may to form this issue happen, therefore that is what i am getting to do."
White has in public modified his tune up recent months, voice communication he can not change the manner of McGregor trying to form this type of day. Previously, White had aforesaid it'd be associate "epic fail" for McGregor to pursue the fight.
"At the tip of the day, will this fight create plenty of sense for me? It very does not," White aforesaid. "But Conor desires this issue very dangerous, and i have aforesaid it persistently, the child has stepped up and saved some massive fights on behalf of me, man, so I'm in. i am going to figure it out."
Now, White simply must come back to terms with Mayweather, language he expects to "lock himself in an exceedingly room" with Mayweather's old advisor Al Haymon, knowing full well that the undefeated boxer expects to be paid because the A-side of the fight.
"Listen, one in all the items that we've done and therefore the reason we've designed this complete the method that we've is we tend to invariably bring folks the fights they require to ascertain," White aforesaid. "There's little question that folks wish to ascertain this fight. It's all anybody ever asks ME concerning. i am getting to do my best to ascertain if I will get this factor done. i am not language I will however we're making an attempt to."
Asked concerning the foundations of the fight and whether or not he plans on negotiating something into the deal from a rules stance to assist McGregor, World Health Organization has ne'er boxed professionally, White reiterated that it might be a match solely.
"Obviously, in boxing, you begin talk terms|to barter} things just like the gloves and therefore the officers and therefore the judges and the way massive the ring is--— lots of various belongings you will negotiate as so much because the fight goes," White aforesaid. "But again, i have not gotten into a space with Team Mayweather however, and World Health Organization knows?
"This factor isn't getting to be UFC; it's getting to be a match. it is not getting to have something to try and do with UFC. The nearest factor my complete are going to be to the present clearly is i will be a locality of the promotion for this fight and Conor is my guy. That's it."
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