We are just less than a month out from the biggest combat sporting event in history, as UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is set to make his professional boxing debut against the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor has never competed in a professional boxing fight in his combat sports career. Recently, former WCW President and Monday Night RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff took to his podcast, Bischoff On Wrestling, to comment on the spectacle.
The topic was brought up due to the recent rumors going around that Brock Lesnar is contemplating a return to mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in the UFC after his WWE contract is up. The UFC is reportedly targeting returns for Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, and Brock Lesnar late this year to help what has been a poor financial year. Bischoff was asked if the UFC regrets allowing McGregor to partake in his superfight with Mayweather due to their poor financial year, and here’s what he had to say:
“I don’t think it’s a decision you second guess, I think it’s the other way around. I would have made the same decision if I was in that seat. Conor McGregor is going to be a bigger star as a result of fighting Floyd than he was a year ago or six months ago.
“That’s assuming that the fight isn’t a complete embarrassment for Conor. I don’t think it will be. Assuming it’s not Conor McGregor is getting more press now and is a bigger brand name now than he ever would have been in two years in UFC. It’s a smart move on their part.”
H/T WrestleZone for the transcribed quotes
