The interest in a potential mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor isn’t just limited to UFC and boxing circles.
Bellator president Scott Coker said this week on The MMA Hour that he is as intrigued in the cross-sport spectacle as anybody, and after watching months of chirping between the two prizefighters, he hopes Mayweather-McGregor ends up coming to fruition — even if it makes his biggest competitor, the UFC, millions of dollars.
“It’s been built up so much, I want to see it,” Coker said. “To me it’s like, I’m the first guy to buy tickets.