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Since Floyd Mayweather declared his intention to begin training for an MMA bout, he has been greeted largely with skepticism. Mayweather and Conor McGregor did end up competing in a boxing match that was once considered unthinkable, so a Mayweather MMA fight isn’t being rejected offhand. However, the announcement is being met by and large as just talk coming from an athlete who loves attention.