McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 after his retiring-then-unretiring stunt a few weeks ago. McGregor said he "retired" over a beef with the UFC about promotional demands for the fight.
Shortly thereafter, in a seemingly unrelated admission, Mayweather said he'd been approached with offers to come back to boxing — and he's at least listening.
"You just never know, but right now I'm happy being on side. ... If I came back, it'd have to be a nine-figure payday and probably a championship fight," Mayweather told Showtime's Jim Gray.
Mayweather wouldn't exactly be the easiest opponent for McGregor to start his boxing career with. Mayweather retired 49-0.
But if their social media accounts are any indication, both fighters love a good paycheck.
Fox Sports writes, "A Mayweather-McGregor bout would destroy every single pay-per-view record."
The McGregor-less UFC 200 will take place July 9. No dates have been announced for the potential McGregor-Mayweather fight.
This video includes clips from Fox Sports, BBC and UFC and images from Getty Images.
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