"It's not true; it's just a tabloid story," UFC president Dana White told Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole. "And as far as I knew, Floyd is retired and he's been on a world-wide vacation and hasn't even been thinking of fighting."
According to the Sun’s James Beal and Matt Heath-Smith, the two parties have been negotiating for a while and agreed to the fight earlier this month but still need to settle the purse and paperwork.
Floyd went mad after Conor said he would crush him and knock him out in 30 seconds, he’s obsessed with making Conor eat his words.
Floyd is calling the shots. It’s strictly boxing and Conor will have to lose roughly 25lbs.
It was agreed in principle on May 2, but Floyd wouldn’t reveal the identity of his opponent until last night when he told friends he’ll be fighting Conor.
However, Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com reported there was "no truth" to the rumours about the fight.
McGregor challenged Mayweather to a fight back in January, according to Rob Burnett of the Daily Mirror. Per Gareth A. Davies of BT Sport (h/t James Orr of the Independent), he repeated his challenge in March, saying he would be willing to meet the undefeated Mayweather in a ring.
"I’m open to discussions, come at me," he said. "But I hold the key and it’s me who holds the key to the fight game.
"I am open minded, I am open to discussion, I love competition, I love fighting. It would be nice to make that fight if the fans were interested and wanted to see it."
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