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Floyd Mayweather: If I come out of retirement, it’ll be for a UFC fight

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9 years ago

April 8, 2018

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LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather said Saturday night that if he elects to come out of retirement, it will be to fight in the UFC.

While promoting his Showtime-televised tripleheader ringside at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Mayweather told the network’s Jim Gray that “retirement has been great, but as you know and everyone knows, I go in retirement and I come back.”

“It is possible I do come back, but if I do come back, it has to be in the Octagon,” Mayweather said. “I spoke with my team. I spoke with [adviser] Al Haymon. Al Haymon says no. I spoke with Showtime. I spoke with [Showtime parent company] CBS. If I do come back, Showtime and CBS have to be involved.”

Mayweather did not specify who he would want to fight, but UFC star Conor McGregor would be the biggest bout.

McGregor crossed over to boxing in August, and Mayweather knocked him out in the 10th round of the second-highest grossing fight in history. But McGregor faces various legal charges for his rampage that left fighters injured and a bus window broken during an incident at the Barclays Center in New York ahead of Saturday night’s UFC 223 card.

“I feel that when you have reached such high status, you have to carry yourself in a classy way,” Mayweather said of McGregor. “Outside the ring, you have to carry yourself as a gentleman.”

If Mayweather goes into an MMA fight, he said it would be at 145 pounds. When he boxed McGregor, they did the fight at 154 pounds.

Asked again if he would come back, Mayweather responded, “Absolutely. If the money is right. You got to talk to Showtime, CBS. The money is going to be crazy. I can do whatever I want to do. I’m Floyd Mayweather.”

UFC president Dana White says Floyd Mayweather “knows the money’s right” and that’s why he’s entertaining the idea of fighting inside the Octagon.

Speaking following UFC 223 in New York, UFC president Dana White said he’s sure Mayweather would be well-compensated if he decided to fight in the UFC.

“[Mayweather] knows the money’s right,” White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “I’m pretty confident that this will happen.”

One thing Mayweather said is certain is that he is done with boxing.

“I would not box again,” he said.

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Nik Bagley Defends Featherweight Gold Against Bruno Souza as Cage Warriors 213 Fight Card and Broadcast Times Are Confirmed for London

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6 hours ago

November 10, 2026

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Nik Bagley celebrates in the cage after defending his Cage Warriors featherweight title. Photo by Dolly Clew/Cage Warriors

Fight week has arrived in London with two title fights at the top of the bill, as featherweight champion Nik Bagley makes his second defence against former UFC fighter Bruno Souza and Jawany Scott gets a second shot at gold, live from the BBC Studioworks Television Centre this Saturday.

It’s fight week in London, as Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation returns to the BBC Studioworks Television Centre on Saturday night!

Fight week is here in London as Cage Warriors returns with its second show at the iconic BBC Studioworks Television Centre this Saturday, November 14th.

Featherweight world champion Nik Bagley headlines with his second title defence against former UFC fighter Bruno Souza.

Bagley made his first defence on the summer series with a dominant display against CW veteran Aiden Lee. Souza last featured in the Yellow Gloves out in San Diego with a win against UFC legend Wilson Reis.

In the co-main event, Jawany Scott gets his second shot at CW gold as he takes on Brazilian prospect Willians Nogueira for the CW interim flyweight title fight.

The card also features a showcase of the best UK MMA talent, with Tariq Pell, Ollie Sarwa, and $50k PrizeFighter Shirzad Qadrian also set to strap on the famous Yellow Gloves in the iconic BBC Studioworks Television Centre.

The full line-up for CW 213: London is as follows…

Cage Warriors 213: London | LIVE on UFC Fight Pass

Main Card – 21:00 (CET) | 20:00 (GMT) | 15:00 (ET) | 12:00 (PT)
Featherweight Title: Nik Bagley (c) vs. Bruno Souza
Flyweight Title: Jawany Scott vs. Willians Nogueira
161lbs Catchweight: Tariq Pell vs. Wellington Lopes
Bantamweight: Shirzad Qadrian vs. Manoel Silva
Welterweight: Sado Ucar vs. Steven Hill
140lbs Catchweight: Ollie Sarwa vs. Ieuan Mackenzie

Prelims – 20:00 (CET) | 19:00 (GMT) | 14:00 (ET) | 11:00 (PT)
130lbs Catchweight: Bobby Chikavhu vs. Christos Ploumpis
Welterweight: Ben Edwards vs. James Wamsley
Lightweight: Callum Haughian vs. Will Fox

CW 213: London will air live on UFC Fight Pass and on international broadcast partners.

CAGE WARRIORS is Europe’s longest-running mixed martial arts promotion, having staged over 150 events in 14 countries since its establishment in 2002. Home to some of the biggest stars of MMA’s past, present and future.