Let’s face it. Despite what Dana White or anybody else with a microphone has to say about boxing and mixed martial arts being able to peacefully coexist in the sporting world, the two forms of combat will never play nice with each other. There’s too much history and ego in the way.
Floyd Mayweather Vs. The UFC: Round 2
↵Most MMA fans have spent the last couple weeks gloating at boxing’s epic failure of fumbling away a chance to make their sport relevant to the casual fan again by not being able to secure a fight between Pacman and Pretty Boy, and instead having the sport’s only two stars engage in a public argument over pee cups while alienating any fans the sport had left.
↵Boxing, though, looks like it is shooting for a late-round comeback. Fanhouse breaks the news that a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley has been verbally agreed upon for May 1st. Yes, the same date as UFC 113. A card with the highly anticipated rematch for the UFC Light Heavyweight title between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua, and a grudge match that in itself could headline a Pay-per-view with Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans. Not to mention the rumored appearance of Kimbo Slice, who despite lacking actual fighting skills, seems to be kinda popular with fans.
↵Of course, this will not be the first time Mayweather and the UFC have gone head-to-head for PPV numbers. On September 19 of last year, UFC 103, a card headlined by a meaningless catchweight fight bewtween Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort was thoroughly beat down by a bout between Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez to the tune of 1 million buys to 400,000 buys.
↵There is still a lot of time and factors that could throw this whole showdown off. Rampage and Rashad could be moved to UFC 114 to accommodate the UFC’s second fan expo scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend while Mosley could get schooled by a younger and faster version of himself in Andre Berto later this month, making the fight with Mayweather even less appealing. But if somehow things play out with a stacked UFC 113 taking on a Mayweather and Mosley contest on May 1st, you can bet that the fight for attention between the two sports will be be analyzed and scrutinized just as much as any fight that happens in a ring or a cage that night.
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