Editor’s note: This article was originally published on DAZN.com.
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UFC President Dana White triggered a wave of fan speculation in the early hours of Wednesday morning when he posted a photo of himself, Floyd Mayweather and a third important individual to social media.
Joining Mayweather and White in the image is Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin helped stage the infamous exhibition between the 50-0 boxer and kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018, which the American won with ease.
HOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIIT!!!!!! WTF is goin on here @FloydMayweather @nobu_sakakibara pic.twitter.com/bwttYUBsv8
— danawhite (@danawhite) April 7, 2021
The post led many to wonder if a big announcement involving all three is forthcoming, which in turn made some wonder if Mayweather vs. YouTube celebrity Logan Paul — originally set for earlier this year only to be postponed — will happen at all now.
And some wondered whether Mayweather, 44, will come out of retirement yet again for a sanctioned fight.
Mayweather and White met in late 2019 to discuss the possibility of working together only for the COVID-19 pandemic to shelve any plans.
“The world imploded [as a result of COVID-19] after we were talking about doing some things together,” White told ESPN last year.
However, with crowds slowly beginning to return to both boxing and MMA events, those discussions look to have been revived.
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