Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather: McGregor coach drops super-fight bombshell saying he would bet ‘a few quid on it’ on it happening in 2017
The UFC king's coach John Kavanagh has confirmed that the pair have had 'conversations' over stunning super-fight
CONOR MCGREGOR'S coach has dropped the bombshell that there is a strong chance a sensational super-fight against Floyd Mayweather will happen "next year".
A mega-fight between the UFC kingpin McGregor and retired pound-for-pound boxing legend Mayweather has long been mooted, with the pair embroiled in a war of words.
McGregor's coach John Kavanagh has confirmed that the pair are in talks for the potential boxing fight, and 2017 could be the year we see the two clash.
Kavanagh said: “If the odds were good enough, I’d put a few quid on it for next year.
“I’m not breaking any news saying that there’s conversations going back and forth for the last year or so.
“Is it getting any close? I don’t know, but it certainly wouldn’t surprise me that it’s going to happen.”
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And while clearly it’s a fight that interests Team McGregor, Kavanagh believes there’s plenty of interest from the other side of the table, too.
“He’s 49-0. I’m sure he wants that 50th fight. It’s a nice number.
“Right now, ask the average guy on the street, who do you want to see Mayweather fight, what fight’s going to get the most interest, and it would be a superfight with Conor.
“Certainly stranger things have happened in combat sports than a Mayweather-Conor fight. I wouldn’t be surprised by it, so who knows?
“It’s one of the many options that are there for Conor, so let’s see how the next couple of weeks go.”