Floyd Mayweather Jnr is working with UFC president, Dana White and Rizin CEO, Nobuyuki Sakikabara on “a huge deal”. Although, it is unclear whether it signifies a ring return or a debut in the mixed martial arts cage.
Mayweather has not fought since humiliating Japanese kick-boxer, Tenshin Nasukawa via first-round TKO on New Year’s Eve in 2018.
The 44-year-old’s last professional bout was a 10th-round TKO of the UFC’s Conor McGregor in a boxing crossover in 2017. He was also in talks to fight YouTuber Logan Paul but the bout suffered postponement.
“TUNE IN! We’re working on a huge deal!” American, Mayweather said alongside an Instagram photo with the pair of promoters.
Sakakibara expanded on the meeting in a separate post, writing: “Floyd surprised me by inviting Dana over to his house during a meeting. It’s been 15 years since we have last met. You never know what people can bring you in life. I wonder what will happen from here.”
White also commented “HOOOOOOLY [expletive]!!!!! WTF is goin on here” on the meeting.
This is not the first time Mayweather has claimed to be working on a boxing or MMA deal with White. The pair were spotted at an NBA game in 2019, with both saying they had shaken hands courtside to get “a deal done”.
It is unclear whether Mayweather will be returning to the fight business and, if so, whether it will be with boxing or MMA gloves. Both he and McGregor reignited their verbal feud in January, with the former calling the Irishman a “con artist”.
There have also been rumours circulating in the MMA community that he is eyeing a boxing crossover bout with former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo, who retired last year.