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Conor McGregor is not interested in a rematch with his undefeated boxing rival, Floyd Mayweather Jr., even though the pair generated a reported $600 million when 'Money' easily beat the UFC legend in 2017.
Mayweather recently claimed that a 2023 rematch with McGregor was being discussed as either an exhibition or official bout, but McGregor snapped back on Instagram, writing: '#notinterested.'
It has been nearly five years since Mayweather and McGregor combined for a mega crossover fight in Las Vegas back in August 2017, with 'Money' teaching the UFC superstar a boxing lesson by securing an easy tenth-round TKO victory.
Conor McGregor is not interested in a rematch with his undefeated boxing rival, Floyd Mayweather Jr., even though the pair generated a reported $600 million when 'Money' easily beat the UFC legend in 2017. Mayweather recently claimed that a 2023 rematch with McGregor was being discussed as either an exhibition or official bout, but McGregor snapped back on Instagram, writing: '#notinterested'
It has been nearly five years since Mayweather and McGregor combined for a mega crossover fight in Las Vegas back in August 2017, with 'Money' teaching the UFC superstar a boxing lesson by securing an easy tenth-round TKO victory
Speaking exclusively to Sportsmail, Mayweather discussed his plans for the rest of the year and went into details about facing McGregor again.
'I want to go out there this weekend and have fun [against Mikuru Asakura],' Mayweather said about an upcoming MMA bout, for which he could make a reported $20 million for nine minutes of action. 'Then I have another exhibition Dubai in November and me and Conor McGregor in 2023.
'We don't know if it's going to be an exhibition or a real fight. But there's been talks of both. I would prefer an exhibition.'
When asked why he would prefer an exhibition, Mayweather said: 'I am not into fights where I am going to take any real punishment.
Mayweather dominated McGregor and took a tenth round TKO victory against the UFC star
'So, guys like Conor McGregor and guys that don't really hit hard such as YouTubers or UFC guys, I don't