Floyd Mayweather clarifies recent rumours about potential Conor McGregor fight

Hold yer horses lads.

Floyd Mayweather has dismissed reports that a lucrative deal has been agreed to set up a fight with Conor McGregor. Reports earlier this week suggested that a multi-million dollar deal had been put in place that would see the Irish UFC star and the former boxer go head to head, following months and months of speculation about a high-profile contest. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/831529434322702336 Mayweather took to Twitter on Tuesday night to dismiss those reports and although he didn’t rule out the prospect entirely, his post seemed to suggest that any deal is a long way away yet. He began:

"I am happily retired and enjoying life at this time."

Here is the full message. https://twitter.com/FloydMayweather/status/831643758542196736 Mayweather’s tweet came following a report in the LA Times claiming that UFC head honcho Dana White had sent the paper a text message to say:

'No deal is even close to being done.'

The LA Times report also carried quotes from a veteran UFC official speaking on the condition of anonymity, who said that a meeting between Dana White and Mayweather’s advisor Al Haymon would have to take place before any deal is done over a potential bout. The official also said that the UFC would also have to be involved. “This is about (the UFC) protecting its franchise and about those who invested $4 billion in the company (in a July sale) protecting their investment,” the official said. “There’s much more at stake here than $100 million for Conor McGregor. This is about $4 billion.” Looks like this one is going to rumble on for a while yet.