Floyd Mayweather has offered up the latest in the recent back-and-forth between him and UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov — and seems pretty certain a boxing match between the two is going to happen.
On top of that, the unbeaten boxer told TMZ Sports when the fight happens, he'll make more money than he made for his 2017 boxing match against Conor McGregor.
"Oh, we're fighting," Mayweather (50-0 boxing) told TMZ Sports. "I'm my own boss. I can't say what's going on on Khabib's end, but on my end, we can make it happen.
"… When I face Khabib, I'm getting a nine-figure payday. It's more than the McGregor fight — probably $100 million more, guaranteed. It could be somewhere between $110 (million) and $200 million (more) guaranteed."
After Nurmagomedov's UFC 229 win over McGregor — and the post-fight brawl that went with it — he said he wanted to box Mayweather since both of them are unbeaten in their sports.
Mayweather was guaranteed $100 million from his 2017 boxing match with McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC), which ended in a lopsided victory when he stopped the Irish star in the 10th round. Factoring in his bonus from pay-per-view buys, Mayweather is estimated to have made $275 million from the fight, a sharp uptick from the estimated $230 million he made for his "Fight of the Century" against Manny Pacquiao.
Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC), on the other hand, made a guaranteed $2 million for his fourth-round submission of McGregor at UFC 229.
"Khabib, you got my leftovers, so whoop-de-do," said Mayweather, who went back into retirement after beating McGregor.
One potential sticking point for "Money" is the venue of such a match. Nurmagomedov shunned Las Vegas as a potential destination for the bout, and Mayweather believes that's a bad business decision.
Nurmagomedov faces fines and a suspension for starting a melee outside the octagon at UFC 229. Mayweather claims he hasn't seen the brawl, but isn't concerned it would be an issue with him.
"I see on (Instagram) and on social media, he put yeah he'll fight, but he don't want to fight in Vegas," Mayweather said. "Of course, we know Vegas is the fighting capital. And after the fight, you have to conduct yourself like a true professional — not just in the ring, but outside the ring also. You have to conduct yourself like a professional, and it was a big melee. I haven't had a chance to see it, but from what I heard it was a crazy melee.
"He called me out, so he's got to come to my world. I saw on an interview he said when he hit Conor McGregor, he knocked Conor McGregor down (and) I didn't knock Conor McGregor down. Khabib, you got my leftovers. … Come into my world. Let's make it happen."
One thing Mayweather is sure about — there will be no MMA when he steps into the ring with Nurmagomedov.
"Who's the A side? He called me out, so he's got to come to my world," he said.
If that offer isn't of interest, Mayweather points out there are millions of reasons the Dagestan-born fighter should accept. As always, money talks.
"I don't know no other fighter that's done the numbers that I've done," he said. "I don't know other fighters that have made the money I've made."
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