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Dana White confirms deal with Floyd Mayweather, targeting ‘October or November’ event

In late November, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced he was coming out of retirement for the fourth time. The undefeated boxer also revealed a collaboration with UFC president Dana White.

@danawhite and I working together again to bring the world another spectacular event in 2020,” Mayweather wrote on Instagram.

White recently appeared on the Jim Rome Show where he confirmed that he will indeed work with Mayweather, but nothing is finalized yet.

“It’s true. We sat at the Clippers game,” he said (transcript by MMA Weekly). “We started talking and we literally got a deal done right there on the court.