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Anik: Floyd Mayweather needs Conor McGregor and the UFC a lot more than they need him

Talk about the proposed boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor was reignited recently, with Dana White even offering both fighters $25 million plus pay-per-view points. It’s an offer that Floyd and other pundits laughed at, but a couple of UFC figures are saying that it isn’t as crazy as it sounds.

“I feel like everybody focused on Dana White saying $25 million,” UFC commentator Jon Anik said on the It’s Time podcast. “But they really should’ve focused on what else he said, which is the fact that the biggest fight Floyd Mayweather has right now, is Conor McGregor.