Dana White to Floyd Mayweather: Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC

FILE – UFC president Dana White speaks with the media during a media day for UFC 207, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

UFC President Dana White isn’t about to let one of his fighters go to the land of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr.

As per TMX, h/t to BoxingScene.com, White said that if Mayweather wants to fight UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov the undefeated boxer has to step inside the Octagon.

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“Listen, if Mayweather wants to fight, come fight, you fight in the UFC,” said White in the report. “We’re not boxing him, we did that once, that’s over.”

Mayweather, a five-division boxing champion, achieved his perfect 50-0 mark when he beat UFC superstar Conor McGregor in August of 2017 in one of the most-watched fights ever.

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The cross-promotion bout had the second-most pay-per-view buys in history garnering 4.3 million buys.

Mayweather’s mega fight against rival Manny Pacquiao had the most pay-per-view buys with 4.6 million.

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White, however, was adamant that a crossover fight between Mayweather and Nurmagomedov must happen inside a UFC cage.

“You want to fight? You come fight… a real fight,” said White.