The superfight between UFC champ Conor McGregor and retired boxing pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is inching closer to becoming a reality.
Mayweather told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith during the broadcast of NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday that “we’re getting very, very close” to reaching an agreement for the fight. On Tuesday, ESPN.com confirmed that McGregor arrived in Las Vegas, where Mayweather lives and trains, on Monday evening..
Meanwhile, the Irish Sun confirmed with a source close to the UFC lightweight king on Monday that both McGregor and Mayweather “have both settled on their respective fees” but the contract hasn’t been signed “because of a third-party holdup.