In an interview with Dan Patrick, Dana White talked about the prospects for the world's hottest boxers in MMA: Patrick: "If I put Pacquiao and Mayweather in the Octagon, could you tell -- from their boxing skills -- how they would be in the Octagon?" White: "I'm a huge Pacquiao fan. Pacquiao is a more aggressive fighter and his fights are more fun to watch, but either one of those guys would get beaten in mixed martial arts." Michael David Smith begs to differ: Obviously, White isn't going to say that Mayweather or Pacquiao could just waltz into MMA and beat the best fighters, but it is worth noting that ...

When the negotiations for a "Superfight" between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fell apart, MMA fans smirked and nodded.  The general reaction was something like this: "You see, this is exactly what is wrong with boxing.  They finally get a big fight that everyone wants to see, the fighters agree to all of the material issues in principle, and then it falls apart over some minor issue."  Dana White was among those that mocked the sport of boxing for failing to promote such a huge fight. He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. Most fans and experts agree that Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre are the top two pound for pound fighters in the sport of ...

James Kimball at SBNation opines: Let's face it. Despite what Dana White or anybody else with a microphone has to say about boxing and mixed martial arts being able to peacefully coexist in the sporting world, the two forms of combat will never play nice with each other. There's too much history and ego in the way.      This is a very in your face move by Mayweather. The last time he was going up against a very weak UFC 103 card headlined by a catchweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Rich Franklin. This time he's throwing down the gauntlet against one of the UFC's "come back" cards, featuring the Lightheavyweight Title ...