Filed under: Featured , News , UFC DALLAS – UFC President Dana White expects to lock up one-half of what could be a hugely lucrative boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather . The other half, it’s a wait and see. “We’re right there – I’m expecting an executed agreement tomorrow,” White said of McGregor at the post-event news conference for UFC 211 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. “And then I’ll start working with Team Mayweather next week.” Conor McGregor On Thursday, White set a deadline for negotiations with McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), saying he would walk away from the fight if he couldn’t secure a deal with the UFC lightweight champion, who should be back on the market soon after the birth of his first child. The first deadline appears to have been met. The second one isn’t set in stone, but White indicated it won’t be the type of timeline that’s accompanied previous Mayweather’s (49-0 boxing) “Fight of the Century” blockbuster opposite Manny Pacquiao.
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