Could it be? Could a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor actually become official within a matter of days?
If you want to play a game of connecting dots, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published a rumor on Saturday that Mayweather vs. McGregor could be staged “sooner than you think,” indicating that running the event before September 16th would “Take some of the revenue and energy from Canelo-Triple G.”
Next up, this Instagram post from McGregor, who simply wrote that “something BIG is coming.”
There’s also this recent article showing Mayweather getting in some sparring with young boxing prospect Devin Haney, who himself is competing on June 24th.