(This column first appeared over at usatoday.com .) Floyd Mayweather speaks so loudly, so brashly and so often, that it is tempting to dismiss his latest verbal offering as little more than an empty effort to stay relevant in retirement. Earlier this week, the former pound-for-pound boxing champion insisted he would soon begin training in MMA , words that carried with them the implied tease that Mayweather could square off against an opponent – presumably Conor McGregor – in the UFC.
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Why Floyd Mayweather’s talk of a UFC fight shouldn’t be dismissed so easily – MMA Junkie