When a fighter like Conor McGregor fought the WBC champion Floyd Mayweather back in 2017, the world was thrilled to see two of the best athletes from different disciplines of combat sports, step into the boxing ring and throw hands. This was so fascinating and sold so many PPVs that now, ‘super fights’ or ‘crossover’ fights are the new big things.

Previously, retired fighters would call out fighters from different forms of combat sports, in the hopes of a bigger payday and to get some traction going for themselves. Ever since people have realized that these ‘crossover’ fights can sell stadiums, fight cards like Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury, Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul and others are being taken seriously. Praising Mayweather for showing the way is UFC legend Chael Sonnen.

Chael Sonnen praises Floyd Mayweather for leading the way

Recently, Chael Sonnen uploaded a video on his YouTube channel where the UFC Legend talked about the ‘brilliance’ of Floyd Mayweather in popularizing ‘merger fights’ or ‘merger events’ to the world.

According to Sonnen, Mayweather has a beautiful business idea that is working well for him, raking in millions of dollars. The idea of filming himself while in the gym, sparring, then outside the gym, and then selling seats so that people can come see him ‘spar’ with an opponent – all in the name of an Exhibition match. Sonnen praised this and said Floyd Mayweather showed the world how to really turn fighting into a business.

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“You start to see where this – you start to see where this exclusivity is, only as good as the people agreeing to it, allow to make it. And that doesn’t end in any sport. There is no sport that this couldn’t be done in.“, continued the UFC Legend.

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He then talked about ‘merger events’ taking place across different sports, giving due credit to the Boxing legend. Fortunately for Mayweather, he is still successfully promoting his exhibition bouts.

Floyd Mayweather’s successful exhibition career

After retiring as an undefeated Boxing Champion, Mayweather walked away with 50 wins and zero losses. He forayed into the world of promotion and became a really successful promoter. The 46-year-old currently promotes boxing fights under the banner of Mayweather Promotions, LLC.

Although he doesn’t box professionally, Mayweather is not one to shy away from an ‘exhibition fight’. The undefeated boxer’s last exhibition fight was against John Gotti III, with Mayweather taking the win easily. However, the fight ended in chaos as the two fighters had to be separated after the bell rang.

‘The Money Fight’ against Conor McGregor in 2017 was Mayweather’s last professional match. After this fight, he retired from professional boxing and started his own promotion company. Currently worth $450,000,000, Floyd Mayweather is now a dedicated boxing promoter when he isn’t busy flaunting his lifestyle on social media.

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