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UFC’s Dana White says Floyd Mayweather agreed to a fight in 2020 – ‘we have a deal’
- UFC president says he shook hands on agreement with 50-0 undefeated boxer sitting courtside at an NBA game
- White anticipates a sit-down with Mayweather’s manager Al Haymon and an event in October or November
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UFC boss Dana White has said he has a verbal agreement with undefeated retired boxer Floyd Mayweather to return to combat sports next year.
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The pair were courtside watching an NBA game in Los Angeles last month, with the 42-year-old Mayweather taking to social media to announce he would come out of retirement in 2020 and that he and White were working together to “bring the world another spectacular event”.
While the deal is not in writing, White said he would be in communication with boxing super-promoter and Mayweather's manager Al Haymon.
“It's true, we sat at the [Los Angeles] Clippers game. We started talking and we literally got a deal done right there on the court,” White said on The Jim Rome Show.
“We shook hands, we have a deal, and if things play out the way that Floyd and I think they will, then I will probably sit down with Al Haymon in March and get a deal on paper.”
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