In August 2017, Floyd Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor in the boxing ring. But the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion says the boxing ring wasn’t the only place the two were supposed to meet. In a recent interview with ESPN , McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) revealed verbal agreements were in place for the two combat sports icons to compete in an MMA fight. “He’s not going to do a mixed martial arts bout like he said,” McGregor said. “It was supposed to be me boxing then we do a mixed martial arts bout.
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Conor McGregor says Floyd Mayweather didn’t honor verbal agreement for MMA fight – MMA Junkie