Conor vs diaz 3, vs gsp, vs tyron woodley for third belt are all huge fights for conor & the ufc, i don't think any fight in boxing outside of Canelo are that huge for Conor tbh. Even if that was the case, ufc would continue to fleece Conor in those boxing matches, they probably are taking 50% of whatever he makes vs Floyd.

Yeah, I don't really see another boxing match taking place. I'd love to see him and Diaz go at it again, or GSP/Woodley too.

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And cm punk was facing a guy that was his first fight in the ufc, not one of the goat ...

What did conor/diaz 2 do PPV wise? 1.4mil... wasn't it reported he made somewhere between 10-15m including the PPV cut?

UFC had very little leverage in this fight, conor could have negotiated the fight himself as it wasn't part of his UFC contract. Him giving up 50% seems crazy.

I think conor could fight virtually any top 10 boxer at 150-165 weight classes an he would earn 2x the amount of money as those fights above.

I think Diaz 3 will happen at some point though

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no he couldn't, his UFC contract forbids him from fighting outside the promotion. thus, all his leverage laid in how much money he could make or cost the UFC by fighting or refusing to fight Mayweather.

Trust me that's bull****. You heard about the Ali act?

There is interviews out there where conor even says himself that he doesn't need the UFC involved in the boxing fight/negotiation. However he does say he would prefer if they was as it would be a lot "smoother" (those exact words came from Mcgregor's mouth)

Read above. His contract wasn't preventing him from fighting in an entirely different sport. The Ali act covered him. UFC couldn't do **** if conor said **** you and left them out of this. Dana knew it and so did the new owners.

You think Conor wants to go to court for years over that? Dana already told him that he doesn't want to go down that route cause they will fight him in court & conor agreed, this fight in a one off. He has 4 fights left in the ufc, he needs to renegotiate his contract & fight it out & then he's a free man.

That may be the case (Idk), but I don't see Conor just becoming a boxer instead of a UFC fighter(Unless he somehow destroys Floyd, and the fans want to see more). Sure there is more $ in boxing, but he has what 2 more years on his contract with the UFC? I think this Mayweather fight is more or less a one time deal. It gives Conor a big pay day, but he will be back in the octagon soon after. He probably will make another 100 mil for a few more fights in the UFC, and call it a wrap. Obviously, I don't know him in person, but he has a family now, and I think he is just trying to make as much money as possible over the next few years before retiring as a champ without being permanently damaged from his fighting career.

I do think the Diaz fight would make the most sense, and probably what most UFC fans want to see. I'd personally like to see that fight, but who knows what Conor is thinking. After this fight, UFC money is going to be so much less, even though he will be the highest paid UFC fighter ever.

Legally I don't think UFC can take anything from Conor via the Ali act. Conor was probably nice about it and gave them a cut but he certaintly didn't have to give them ****.

Speculation now but I really don't think the UFC would want to go to war with conor now. He's a global superstar an worth his weight in gold to the UFC. There would be a really good chance the UFC would lose their most valuable asset and receive absolutely nothing in court due to be 'Ali act'

The UFC needs conor more than conor needs them at this point.

I think that conor has given the UFC a sweet deal on this fight out of a gesture of good will. (Absolutely no chances it's 50% on his piece of the cake, that would be worth ~90-100mil minimum) Who knows wether conor is using the UFC here to get something in return in the future. One thing is for sure, Mcgregor is a smart businessman who knows his value.

Yeah, I think this might be true. I really doubt he is giving up 50%. I think the UFC looked at it as an opportunity to get their brand and their top fighter more exposure. This fight will generate more hype than any UFC fight ever has, and will sell more PPV's than any UFC fight in history. It really is a win win situation, because Conor is "Supposed" to lose in a boxing match. So even if he can last all 12 rounds, or hit Floyd with some good shots, it will give the UFC some major credibility and possibly bring over some boxing fans that have never given UFC any interest.

I think boxing is somewhat of a "Dying" sport. I mean it still brings in a lot of money, and pretty big numbers, but where are all the superstar boxers that there used to be? Maybe I just don't watch enough boxing, but there hasn't been a fight that truly interests me in years. I mean I will still watch boxing, because I love the sport, and fighting in general, but I'm not going to buy a PPV for a fight that I really don't care who win's or loses. I can watch the fight the next day for free.

I know there are a lot of boxing purists that don't care to see this Mayweather/Mcgregor fight, but I personally think it will at least be entertaining. I don't think Conor has ever been in a boring fight in his career, but the same can't be said about Floyd. Even though Floyd may not be the most exciting to watch, he is most definitely a master at what he does. I personally think Floyd is going to pretty much do the same thing he did against Pacquiao. I don't see him getting in there to fight, and give Conor a chance to catch him. He is going to be in there moving, ducking, dodging, and Mcgregor is going to have a hell of a time landing any clean shots. Although, even with Mayweather possibly being one of the GOAT's, it is hard for me to say Mcgregor has a 0% chance. He has surprised me before. I certainly didn't think he would win a fight against Diaz at 170, and although the second fight went to the judges, and could have arguably went either way, he has proven many people wrong time and time again.

This whole fight is just really interesting to me. I mean it took Floyd and Manny like 5 + years to finally fight, and that fight made a whole lot more sense than this one does. The only reason that I think Conor has a small chance, is that Floyd is 40 years old, and hasn't fought in over 2 years. If this was 2-5 years ago, then absolutely Conor would have no chance at all.

Anyways, I know that I won't be placing a bet on Conor, especially at current odds but I am still undecided about putting a few g's on Floyd.

Everyone is here is a big sports fan and I'm guessing the vast majority of the Americans in this thread have absolutely no idea that pacquiao is fighting this Saturday on freaking ESPN his first non PPV fight in over a decade. I have no idea why ESPN is not trying to pump this fight up to get viewers but that's the current state of boxing I guess

Nah
UFC fans wants to see cm stop fighting the guys that are NOT the top dogs of his division ( Diaz) or preventing title fight from happening.
That is what "real" mma fan want to see.
Best fighter fighting the best fighter and not the "best hype" fighting the best hype.

The only top legit fighter cm fought is Aldo and the way it ended at that time could of been had much of a fluke than of a real win.

The rest is just gibberish ( alvarez ? Give me a facking break , mandes 2 weeks notice, Diaz at the time not even top 5 ,etc...)

Fan want to see cm vs khabib, ferguson, Frankie Edgar , max Holloway,etc.
Real freskn challenger at their top form which the UFC ONCe provided for the fans.

Now UFC is a joke like boxing ...

Can anyone tell me if its possible, and if so, how, to place a bet larger than the normal maximum? I've found the page with the betting maximums but at the bottom of the chart it says, "Note: Limits may be higher depending on the fight and when the bet is placed." I'm considering placing a wager on the Mayweather/McGregor and may want to go considerably higher than the allowed limit, but that would involve multiple deposits, spaced a week a part. In other words, a lot of time. I figured I would call customer service to see if they would allow a higher wager on this fight and the agent told me I would just have to try to place the bet and see if it goes through. The problem I have with that is, if it doesn't go through, I will have wasted my time and effort pouring money into my acount. It also takes a significant amount of time getting the money back out I understand. Is there no way to find out ahead of time how much I will be allowed to wager before I begin to inflate my bovada account with needless deposits? thanks!

I know a few UK bookmakers have set a limit of £40,000 on mayweather @ odds of around 1/5 (1.2)

Just max out a few friends accounts an get the money down over a few days, the line might move a bit depending on the bookmaker.

Boy stop, mendes one of the best 145lb fighters, dustin legit top 10 lw & alvarez was the champ & is a hof fighter, diaz was & is top 3-5 lw, Aldo one of the goats & max holloway is the 145lb champ. Conors resume is pretty damn good.

What's hurting the ufc this year is injuries more than anything else, ferguson vs khabib would've been huge if khabib could've made weight, tj vs cody would've been real high level but cody got injured. Let's hope jones vs cormier delivers.

nah mendez with like 2 weeks notice was not the same fighter with a full camp. we clearly saw it in the first round and knowing how bad cm cardio was in that time period, no way in hell cm was a clear winner with a full camp mendez. ( cm might of win but it is far from being a sure thing)
today might be a different story but not when the fight took place.

diaz at the time was like 5 or 6 top seeded at best and came from horrible lost vs dos anjos ( he got totally destroyed) and all the guy in front of him were better, #3 you are reaching big time...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...s-for-may-2016
he was 7 seeded.

Yeah alvarez was the best champ ever of the division....he just got lucky vs dos anjos !
Tell me one name that alvarez beat beside the lucky punch on dos anjos and it clearly was a lucky punch seeing how bad he really his with boxing when he face cm ( please dont say Pettis, everyone can beat pettis in the last 2years)

Aldo like i said might of been a fluke or a clear win, will never know because cm ran off from a rematch and aldo vs franky just did awesome performance after that.

Yeah max holloway lost vs cm and certainly max did not get better in the last 3 years,right ? his the same fighter ? .

Also to be fair to conor the mendes fight only happened because aldo pulled out on short notice and diaz fight because dos anjos did the same. Its not like he has dodged any fights, maybe you could say an aldo rematch but i think that was more about not cutting to 145 anymore and not trusting aldo to show up.

Conor is a great combination of talent and luck. Did he beat FW and Siver/Diaz with talent. Yup. Was he insanely lucky that when it came time to win two belts, Alvarez was holding the second? Yup.

He's a great fighter on a heater, just unfair.

I don't subscribe to such things, but one might think it was this law of attraction he speaks of. As far as I understand it, that's exactly how its supposed to work; shapes circumstances to one's own advantage.

Wow, just wtf wow. I knew Manny had a fight coming up, but had no idea it was on espn. I watch baseball and PTI on there but have not seen an add or a mention.

Ricardo Mayorga couldn't box. Marcos Maidana couldn't box. Roberto Duran couldn't box. Rocky Marciano couldn't box. Mike Tyson couldn't box. David Tua couldn't box. Manny Pacquao can't box. Tripple G can't box.

Although the sport is called boxing, let's not forget that this isn't the Olympics with headgear and pillow gloves. Although out scoring your opponent is one way to win, let's not forget that hurting your opponent is a viable option as well.

49-1

lol