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Floyd Mayweather in the UFC? [Rumor]
mmahq.com - 6/9/2008
Floyd Mayweather in the UFC? [Rumor]
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Normally, I wouldn’t give something like this a second glance, but the happenings in the last few days have raised my eyebrows. For a few days, we have all known that UFC President Dana White has another “huge announcement” that he will make in the near future. In an interview with ESPN the Magazine, Dana White said the following: I’m going to make an ...

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Floyd Mayweather to the MMA…?
Sports Business Digest — ... …I have no clue what the answer to that question is, probably any of those three things can kill a sport. Unfortunately for boxing, they were placed in the unwanted position last week when Floyd Mayweather decided to retire from boxing, canceling his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya (which would have been the biggest fight in boxing this year). Want some salt in an open wound? Mayweather may be on his way to UFC (note: thanks to a comment by Jason Peck @ TakeAPeck, I know that boxing and MMA aren’t in direct competition, but still losing your best athlete to another ...

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