Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he will face Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa after all in a "little boxing exhibition" and warned Khabib Nurmagomedov that the only way they will ever fight is on Mayweather's terms.
The retired boxing great had said this month that he was "completely blindsided" after Rizin Fighting Federation announced that he would face Nasukawa on New Year's Eve.
Mayweather, 41, said he never agreed to fight Nasukawa and understood that he would have an exhibition bout against an unnamed Rizin fighter for "a very large fee".
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He has now revealed that he will step into the ring with Nasukawa for another lucrative payday.
"We're gonna make it happen." Mayweather told TMZ Sports. "Rules? It's gonna be a little boxing exhibition. No kicking.
"I'm moving around with the guy for nine minutes, and of course it's gonna be the highest-paid exhibition ever."
He added: "It's a no-brainer. Just because I'm retired from boxing, I still make appearances worldwide and make a ton of money."
Mayweather also had another message for UFC fighter Khabib after his victory over Conor McGregor.
"They came to me talking about the Khabib fight. Khabib called me out, I didn't call Khabib out." Mayweather said.
"They said it has to happen in the octagon. I said, 'You just tell me where Khabib has made nine figures before in the octagon. If he hasn't made nine figures, he's not the A-side.
"I'm the A-side. If you guys want the fight to happen, you he must come my way. My way, my rules — I'm Floyd Money Mayweather."