Royals Worth $1.4 Trillion Ready to Host $1.5 Billion Affair Between Floyd Mayweather & Conor McGregor

The combat sports fan might see Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor and Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather exchanging blows in a ring sooner than expected. And that might happen twice. Both fighters are in negotiation for their rematch that might happen in Saudi Arabia next year. However, the unlikely organizers are the Saudi royal family.

The royal family is strengthening its sports industry footprint and has zeroed down to McGregor vs Mayweather 2. This report comes after the Saudi royal recently hosted a title fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.

Looks like the royal family has at last cracked the formula to put Saudi Arabia at the center of the mainstream sports industry.

Details of Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather rematch

The crowd pullers of their respective sports are in talks to exchange blows in two fights. The reported purse both will pocket is a jaw-dropping record-breaking $1.3 billion.

The negotiations include a two-fight contract, with different rules. Hence, one fight will involve boxing rules, just like the previous fight between the two. Another fight will involve MMA rules and, as expected, Conor McGregor will enter the ring as a heavy favorite.

According to Sun, the plan is to have one fight taking place in Abu Dhabi and the other in Saudi Arabia.

Floyd Mayweather has never been involved in any MMA fight and since his fight with McGregor, ‘Money’ has only fought exhibition matches. Therefore, still maintains his perfect record of 50-0. If he agrees so, the legendary boxer will enter the Octagon for the first time.

Besides, both fights will be counted as official fights. Thus, altering the career stats of the fighters. Especially the perfect record of ‘Money’ Mayweather will be on the line.

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When both the fighters met in the boxing ring in 2017, McGregor hit the mat in the 10th round and lost the fight by TKO. Thus, McGregor might already be eyeing on this opportunity to even the score.

With this fight, the duo got the label of the most coveted combat sports pairing of all time.

The wealth of the Saudi royal family

The Saudi royal family holds the distinction of being the richest royal family in the world. It comprises 15,000 members and is estimated to be worth $1.4 trillion. All thanks to the rich petroleum reserves in the country.

Besides, the royal family members enjoy a lavish lifestyle and own private jets, luxury cars and yachts, and large palatial estates. However, family members prefer privacy when it comes to their private lives.

The crowned prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who leads the royal household, bought a Da Vinci masterpiece in 2017. He reportedly spent $450 million on it.

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