Floyd Mayweather Smart To Start Promoting MMA Fights

By RantSports Staff on October 13, 2014

Floyd Mayweather has already transitioned into the promotional part of boxing, and now it appears he’ll be taking his business talents to MMA.

In a new report from the Washington Post, Money lays out his goal of one day (likely soon) becoming an MMA promoter as well:

“I look forward to putting on my first MMA show also and having me some MMA champions. Like I said before, Floyd Mayweather loves to think outside the box. We’re not just one-dimensional. We are very versatile and we have an open mind…When I get into the MMA game, I want them to make more money than they’re making, because from what I hear, they’re not being treated fair. Once again, I don’t have nothing to say about nobody. I’m only talking about what I’m here to do. I’m here to treat fighters fair. I’m here to treat MMA fighters fair, and I feel that the talent should win.”

Even though MMA is much more popular than boxing, the top MMA stars make nowhere near what Mayweather and other top boxing stars make. Money is going to do is best to try and remedy that, but he also has to see the writing on the wall when it comes to boxing. Once he retires from active competition — how many big stars will really be left?

The future of the fighting business is in the octagon, not the boxing ring. Boxing will always be an attraction, but unless the sport sees an infusion of big stars soon, its popularity will no doubt continue to decrease. The future big ‘money’ is in mixed martial arts. Well, it will be if Mayweather has a say in it.