Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor Are Both Hyping Their Rumored Fight (UPDATE)

Though few believe it'll actually happen, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor egging on rumors that they'll fight each other.

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UPDATE May 12, 2016:

UFC President Dana White said "there's no way in hell" this fight will go down during an interview on Fox Sports 1's UFC Tonight on Wednesday:

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A lot of insiders and experts don't believe the recent hype that's pitting one of the biggest heavyweights in boxing against a top player in MMA, per an article from the The Sun​. Still, that's stopping neither Floyd Mayweather nor Conor McGregor from fanning the flames of a rumored match that could break the internet.

First, Mayweather, when asked about the subject yesterday, told FightHype.com, "It's possible. It was a name that was shot at me. The rumors that y'all been hearing is the rumors that I started. It may not be a rumor, keep y'all fingers crossed, it may be a boxer versus an MMA fighter." He then implied that the dollar figure that'd get the conversation going is "$100 million or better."

Early this morning, McGregor posted a Photoshop job depicting a fictitious fight poster to both his Instagram page and Twitter account, captioned, "MMA vs. Boxing."

Granted one of these guys (we're looking at you, Mayweather) hyped a fight with Manny Pacquiao for, like, a decade. And the other told us through social media that his UFC 200 headlining brawl against Nate Diaz was back on (spoiler alert: it wasn't).

If The Sun is to be believed, then the fight will be officially announced soon. They're your hopes, and you're free to get them up or down as you wish.

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