Maybe the long-rumored fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will actually happen.
McGregor on Wednesday was issued a professional boxing license in California, lending credence for the first time to rumors the mixed martial arts fighter is serious about pursuing a fight in another discipline.
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"He got a license today and a federal ID," Andy Foster, California State Athletic Commission executive officer, confirmed with MMAFighting.com. "He's a California boxer now.
"He's qualified. I'd love to see him fight in California. It just needs to be the right opponent. Certainly a high-level opponent. We're happy to license him. We're happy he's a California fighter."
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McGregor, 28, is the current UFC lightweight champion and the former UFC featherweight champion. The UFC stripped him of the featherweight title Monday.
Mayweather, 39, says he's "happily retired" after going 49-0 over his career while winning championships in five weight classes. Beating McGregor could give Mayweather an even 50-0 record.
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McGregor, who is 21-3 as an MMA fighter, and Mayweather have teased a potential fight since McGregor tweeted a mock poster in May.
MMA Vs Boxing. pic.twitter.com/qgl8tKvT5s
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 8, 2016
The two have publicly thrown barbs at each other through the media since.
Should the fight ever happen, it definitely won't lack for drama. There has been plenty already and the actual event would promise even more.