{"id":8917,"date":"2018-10-02T20:08:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T20:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kasikao.com\/?p=8917"},"modified":"2020-04-26T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:12:04","slug":"otra-pelea-del-siglo-la-vista-mayweather-acepto-luchar-mcgregor-peleador-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasikao.com\/en\/2018\/10\/02\/otra-pelea-del-siglo-la-vista-mayweather-acepto-luchar-mcgregor-peleador-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Another 'fight of the century' in sight: Mayweather agrees to fight McGregor as MMA fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prior to the 'fight of the century' that pitted the two athletes against each other in August 2017, the American fighter agreed to face the Irish fighter in the octagon as well, according to the UFC.<\/b><\/p>\n

Before the 'fight of the century<\/b>' which was held in August 2017 under the rules of professional boxing and pitted American Floyd Mayweather and Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor - who until then had never boxed professionally - the American sportsman\u00a0agreed to participate in two bouts<\/b>\u00a0against the European, according to Dana White, president of the UFC mixed martial arts company, in an interview with the UFC Tonight program on Fox News.<\/p>\n

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\u041f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0442 Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather).<\/a>\u00a0\u042f\u043d\u0432 30, 2018 \u0432 10:38 PST<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After\u00a0establish<\/a>\u00a0with its\u00a0victory<\/a>\u00a0Before McGregor set a new record -he is undefeated and has won 50 consecutive fights-, Mayweather announced that he was ending his career. However, although he has never participated in mixed martial arts fights, on January 30, a video appeared on his Instagram account in which it can be appreciated how the American\u00a0enters the octagon<\/b>\u00a0-the ring for this type of fight- located in a gymnasium.<\/p>\n

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Commenting on this recording, Dana White recalled that before the boxing match between the two athletes - which attracted enormous attention due to its unusual nature, was described by the media as the '.fight of the century<\/a>' and became one of the most anticipated sporting events of 2017- Mayweather.\u00a0agreed to \"do both\".<\/b>or to participate in another fight against the European, this time under MMA rules, according to White.<\/p>\n

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Here's our full interview with\u00a0@DanaWhite<\/a>\u00a0as he announces the\u00a0#UFC222<\/a>\u00a0card, addresses the Woodley-Diaz rumors and\u00a0@FloydMayweather<\/a>'s chances of coming to the UFC!\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/kr7TWez9NL<\/a><\/p>\n

- FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX)\u00a08 February 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"We'll see what happens,\" said the UFC president, who also opined that after McGregor agreed to step into the ring as a fighter,\u00a0\"it's time\" for the American to \"act reciprocally and fight inside the octagon.\"<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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