I am not sure what it is going to take for UFC to get the respect it deserves, from the mainstream as well as athletes from other sports, mainly boxing. Boxing legend, George Foreman said this to Jake Brown from CBS Sports Radio about MMA fighter Conor McGregor; “The other guy, no one even knew his name and now he keeps flirting with the idea of him fighting Floyd Mayweather.” Hmm, the other guy. The other guy whose net worth is $22 million and is the highest paid MMA fighter. With all due respect due respect to Foreman, lord knows he deserves it, McGregor does not need Mayweather for people to know who he is, he has made quite a name for himself without him. Foreman, like many others, in the sports world are ignorant to the prominent rise of UFC. …show more content…
Yet, something tells me that he doesn't watch UFC fights in his spare time, or watch TV, or go on social media....Because, unless you are living under a rock, you know who Conor McGregor is. The Fertitta Brothers and Dana White purchased UFC in 2001 for $2 million and sold to a group led by talent agency WME-IMG for $4 billion in 2016. The growth has been exponential. Despite a slow start to 2017, UFC is on path for even larger growth. Boxing, a sport that has been dead in the water for some time is no doubt one of the largest voices behind a potential matchup between Mayweather-McGregor. Mayweather has no competition, his last few fights have been a snoozefest, and the long-awaited matchup that took place between Pacquaio and Mayweather was a disgrace to the sport. The sport of boxing is a fraction of what it was years ago. There is no doubt those behind the scenes see the success of UFC, see the fall of boxing and are thinking of a way to bring the two