Floyd Mayweather doesn't care what Dana White says about Conor McGregor fight: 'It's whatever I say'

UFC President Dana White recently revealed he believes boxing great Floyd Mayweather and UFC champ Conor McGregor will, indeed, step into the squared circle. Mayweather doesn’t necessarily disagree, but he wants to remind everyone who’s calling the shots.

“It’s about what I say,” Mayweather told FightHype.com. “It’s whatever I say.”

Mayweather was in California on Sunday, where he made a promotional appearance after recently returning from an extended trip overseas. While Mayweather was away, White appeared on “Conan,” where he admitted he expects the long-discussed fantasy matchup to become reality – despite the hurdles in the way.

“I do – I do think it’s going to happen,” White told host Conan O’Brien. “I think it’s going to be a tough deal. There are obviously a lot of egos involved in this deal and a lot of people, so that always makes it tougher. But on the flip side, there’s so much money involved.

“I just don’t see how it doesn’t happen.”

Told of White’s comments, Mayweather praised the UFC boss for his efforts.

“I just want to say, Dana White, I was overseas when they told me what you said,” Mayweather said. “I want to say, good work Dana White. Conor McGregor, they said you finally opened your mouth, and you’re back to talking (expletive). I say that’s cool, too.”

“With me, it is what it is. If I can’t do nothing – everybody knows I can fight, if i can’t do nothing else. But when I’m not in the ring, I’m a gentleman. Outside the ring, I’m a gentleman.”

Of course, Mayweather (49-0 boxing) has never been one to pass up on a hefty paycheck, and a clash with McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) – an incredibly marketable fighter despite having no professional boxing experience – would certainly provide that. So if it seems, Mayweather is trying to throw a little cold water on the matchup, don’t read too much into those words.

After all, in a subsequent video produced from the same conversation, Mayweather admitted his Hall of Fame boxing career isn’t done just yet.

“It’s not over,” Mayweather said. “I’ve still got Conor ‘You’ve got to take this L’ McGregor.”

It’s just that Mayweather is used to calling the shots. The self-described “A-side” to pretty much any fight you could ever propose, Mayweather isn’t about to let anyone else announce when he will or won’t be fighting.

“Like I’ve said before, it is what it is,” Mayweather said. “If it happens, it happens. We’ll just see.”

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