Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor has a chance to approach a billion dollars in revenue. It could end up being the biggest money-making combat sports event ever.
Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett, though, said he cannot factor business into his decisions on approving fights. And the dollar signs did not come into play when deciding to sanction and regulate Mayweather vs. McGregor, either, he told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.
“I take a look at each fighter’s record,” Bennett said. “I have a standard operating procedure that I use and when it comes to finances, I don’t even want to hear about it.