Dana White didn’t deny it as much as he got upset he was being asked about it.
McGregor has a contract with the UFC which won’t allow him to fight Mayweather without their permission and compensation.
Bob Arum said White wants half of McGregor’s money, Jeff Mayweather says he wants 80%.
“80-20 percent,” Jeff Mayweather told Eyes on the Game’s Helen Yee. “(Conor) would have to take 20 percent, if he’s allowed to fight. And the one thing is that Dana’s his boss. He’ll still make more money than he ever did (with that 20 percent), but at the same time, that’s very tough pill to swallow. “If somebody tells you ‘I’m gonna take 80 percent of your money, and you’re the one that’s fighting for it, that’s still a tough pill to swallow. Even if you made more money than you ever did. But, it is what it is.”
White replied with an expletive filled rant.
“What I would like to clarify is all the bullsh*t about the 80 f***ing 20 split,” White said at the UFC 210 post-fight press conference. “Jeff Mayweather? Come on, Jeff. Me and Jeff go way back. Jeff, are you the spokesman now for f***ing Team Mayweather? And Bob Arum? You piece of sh*t. F*** you, too.”
The facts are for the fight to happen White is taking a lot off the top, which like Jeff Mayweather says is a hard pill to swallow when McGregor is the one doing the fighting in a totally different sport than UFC.