Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s career as a boxer appears to be close to over, but that does not mean he is anywhere near done making his mark on the combat sports.
Mayweather also runs Mayweather Promotions and has about 20 fighters signed. He has made it clear that he would like to expand into promoting MMA fighters. One thing he would like to do is sign UFC pound-for-pound king Jon Jones.
“Jon Jones is with the MMA but we still got to communicate. We’d love to have Jon Jones be a part of TMT (The Money Team),” Mayweather told ESNews in an interview on Friday. “It’s not just about us making money; it’s about the talent winning. We believe in the talent winning when it is all said and done.”
It’s unclear exactly how Mayweather would partner with Jones as Jones is already signed with the UFC. But between his talk about fighting Conor McGregor and his desire to sign Jones, it’s obvious Mayweather has his eyes on integrating an MMA element into his promotional company.
At the very least, maybe the two could spar in the ring so Floyd could prove Jones wrong.
