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Floyd Mayweather Sr. believes son will make jump to UFC

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Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s fighting future will be in the Octagon - at least, that's what his father believes.

Floyd Mayweather Sr. said Saturday that while he doesn't want his son to make the move over to MMA, he believes that's his intention.

"The way I see it, I have to believe that this is where it's going," Mayweather Sr. told the Mayweather Boxing Channel. "The way it looks, I think so. I don't know what the legacy is because as of now, he has enough money and he's got enough to live until his life runs out.

"I don't even know how to say it because there ain't no way to say it because everything is done right now. I wouldn't (advise him to fight in MMA). As his trainer, no, as his father, no. I want him to have all the money he's got. The money he's got, he's got enough money - look here, it's crazy money, man. He's his own man, though, that's one thing about him."

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Mayweather Jr. has continued to tease a switch to the UFC, sending mixed messages by sharing a cryptic video of him stepping inside the Octagon while also previously saying UFC president Dana White is simply using his name to help renew the promotion's deal with FOX.

Conor McGregor, whom Mayweather Jr. beat last year to extend his boxing record to 50-0, said in an Instagram post Sunday that his former opponent is "out of these current fight negotiations" following the American's dismissal of a potential rematch Saturday.

- With h/t to MMAFighting.com

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