Boxing's Floyd Mayweather to fight MMA's Conor McGregor? It may not be just all rumours after all, the sports icons teased

  DUBAI – “It’s possible,” boxing star Floyd Mayweather said, hinting that a fight with mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor may not be just rumours after all. Mayweather, 39, retired from boxing last year with a perfect 49-0 record, which included his smashing win over Andre Berto and Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. He made the statement on Saturday while in Las Vegas to watch the fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Aamir Khan. "It was a name that was shot at me," Mayweather said in video posted by Fighthype.com. "The rumors that you all have been hearing are the rumors that I started. It may not be a rumor, so keep your fingers crossed. It may be a boxer versus an MMA fighter." British tabloid The Sun reported that Mayweather and McGregor were “on the verge” of a deal, with McGregor getting about $10 million to Mayweather’s $144 million. Mayweather also said in an interview with Showtime that he was in talks with the network as well as CBS network and that he could step into the ring again if he could get a “nine-figure” payday. McGregor appeared to confirm Mayweather’s statement, posting on social media on Sunday a promotional poster about the possible fight. MFD/Expat Media JTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGZXhwYXRtZWRpYS5uZXQlMkZjbGFzc2lmaWVkcyUyMiUzRSUwQSUwOSUzQ2ltZyUyMGJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbHQlM0QlMjJCdXklMjBvciUyMHNlbGwlMjBhbnl0aGluZyUyMG9uJTIwRXhwYXQlMjBNZWRpYSUyMENsYXNzaWZpZWRzJTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmV4cGF0bWVkaWEubmV0JTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDE2JTJGMDIlMkZBRC1zdWJzZWN0aW9uLWNsYXNzaWZpZWRzLTE2NHgyMDkuanBnJTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjIxMDAlMjUlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIxMDAlMjUlMjIlM0UlMEElM0MlMkZhJTNF