{"id":942023,"date":"2026-10-22T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/942023\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:48:10","slug":"mayweather-open-to-mcgregor-rematch-lets-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/942023\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayweather Open to McGregor Rematch: &#8216;Let&#8217;s Do It&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Floyd Mayweather Jr. throws a punch at Conor McGregor in the fifth round of their super welterweight boxing match at T-Mobile Arena on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_83b432e0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792669690_616_image.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_8fe59b57 _5ee52558 text-center color-gray-70\">(Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Actually, I think me and Conor McGregor may lock up again. Yeah, absolutely,&#8221; Mayweather said on the PBD Podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/boxing\/516866\/floyd-mayweather-accuses-conor-mcgregor-of-stealing-my-whole-swag-leaves-door-open-for-rematch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather said he and McGregor are not friends but that he would be willing to do business. \u201cI don\u2019t live with Conor McGregor, he\u2019s not my friend. I don\u2019t have to see him,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just when it\u2019s time for us to do business and lock up, let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No rematch has been scheduled or formally proposed.<\/p>\n<p>Looking Back at 2017<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather stopped McGregor by 10th-round technical knockout in August 2017 in Las Vegas, improving to 50-0 in what remains his final professional bout. Mayweather received a disclosed purse of $100 million and McGregor $30 million, though Mayweather has said he earned about $300 million from the event.<\/p>\n<p>On the podcast, Mayweather said the fight raised McGregor\u2019s profile. \u201cAs soon as Conor McGregor faced Floyd Mayweather, he was big as life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather, 49, has since fought only exhibitions. His planned rematch with Manny Pacquiao, which had been set for Sept. 19, was postponed indefinitely in June.<\/p>\n<p>Combat sports fans can compare current <a href=\"https:\/\/rg.org\/en-ca\/bonuses\/mma-bonuses\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MMA bonuses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rg.org\/en-ca\/sportsbooks\/odds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian sportsbook odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor Recovering From Knee Surgery<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, 38, is recovering from ACL reconstruction surgery after injuring his knee in his UFC comeback against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in July. The bout, his first since 2021, was stopped after 69 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather suggested on the podcast that McGregor had broken his foot, but the injury was to his knee. McGregor has one fight left on his UFC contract and has said he hopes to return in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can also see our <a href=\"https:\/\/rg.org\/en-ca\/sportsbooks\/review\/tonybet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TonyBet sportsbook review<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images) &#8220;Actually, I think me and Conor McGregor may lock up again. 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