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Mayweather Sr. Expects Son to Eventually Fight MMA, But Thinks ‘It’s Best to Leave It Alone’

While Floyd Mayweather Jr. was recently dismissive of a foray into mixed martial arts, his father sees things going another way.

In an interview on the Mayweather Boxing Channel, Floyd Mayweather Sr. said he believes the retired boxing star is getting closer to making his UFC debt.

“The way I see it, I have to believe that this is where it’s going,” Mayweather Sr. said. “The way it looks, I think so.”

That doesn’t mean, however, that the elder Mayweather necessarily supports this endeavor. Mayweather Jr. reportedly earned $300 million for his Aug.