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Floyd Mayweather to fight martial artist Conor McGregor?

Mayweather is likely to fight the Irish after the two engaged in war of word

The undefeated boxer and the UFC star have been sniping at each other in recent days with heavy speculation about a potential multi-million dollar mega-fight.

Two weight world champion Conor McGregor got a boxing licence last month that prompted fans and media to talk up a meeting with Floyd Mayweather that could happen next year.

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McGregor said he would knock out the 49-0 boxing champ, who has won world titles in five divisions, prompting Mayweather to laugh at the prospect of facing the Irishman.

McGregor then went on an x-rated rant, saying "f*** Floyd Mayweather" as he claimed he would be the bigger draw if they met in the ring.

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Mayweather has since offered £8,000 to fans to provide a caption of McGregor tapping out against Diaz in their first fight, before warning he would "slap the s***" out of the Notorious.

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Mayweather has again mocked McGregor - calling up Diaz to chat about the Dubliner.

In a live video posted on Instagram, Mayweather said to Diaz: "I see what you did to him.

"Now I'm gonna put the finishing touches on him."

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