Floyd Mayweather Says He's Open to Conor McGregor Rematch After Khabib Fight

Floyd Mayweather has said he would be happy to give UFC star Conor McGregor a rematch in the boxing ring after he's faced Khabib Nurmagomedov. 

McGregor was recently beaten by Nurmagomedov in his first action since losing to Mayweather in a boxing bout. Since the Russian's win, there has been buzz about a possible showdown with Money, with the boxer telling TMZ they will face off.

He also said to TMZ that after a showdown with Nurmagomedov, he would be willing to go toe-to-toe with McGregor again.

"McGregor was talking that s--t, so it ain't over," said the undefeated boxer. "After me and Khabib lock up, me and McGregor we gonna lock up again."

Mayweather, who has won all 50 of his professional bouts, took on McGregor in a boxing showdown in August 2017. It was the Irishman's first boxing bout, and after a bright start he faded badly, with Money stopping his opponent in the 10th round of the contest.

Following a break from professional combat sports McGregor returned to action against Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 earlier this month. After an ill-tempered buildup the Irishman was dominated for large parts of the contest and eventually tapped out in the fourth round.

Despite his inactivity it appears Mayweather is ready to get back in action if the money is right, something he made clear on social media:

Following McGregor's foray into boxing a precedent has been set, meaning the prospect of Nurmagomedov facing Mayweather, while potentially ludicrous a couple of years ago, doesn't seem all too outlandish now.

The Russian fighter would've earned plenty of new admirers following his win over McGregor too.

While it was anticipated that Nurmagomedov would dominate the ground exchanges and the Notorious would be stronger in striking, it was the former who excelled in both facets of the fight, culminating in McGregor's eventual loss.

Even so, for Nurmagomedov, who is unbeaten in professional MMA, a boxing clash with Mayweather would represent a major challenge. MMA journalist Ben Fowlkes isn't keen on the idea:

There are a number of options for Nurmagomedov in the Octagon, including Tony Ferguson, who was an impressive winner over Anthony Pettis. 

"Those two [Ferguson and Nurmagomedov] have been lined up three different times to fight and it hasn't happened," said UFC boss Dana White after UFC 229, per First Take (h/t Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com). "We'll see how things play out."