5 reasons why Floyd Mayweather vs CM Punk is a bad idea

#5 It puts MMA's credibility as a sport into question

Floyd posing during the World Press Tour ahead of his boxing victory over Conor McGregor last year

In just 12 years of existence, Mixed Martial Arts has gone from being a mere gory spectacle to a legitimate sport which is enjoyed by fans across the world. However if the UFC make plans to genuinely push through with the Mayweather vs CM Punk fight, it's likely to return them to their "freakshow" roots and receive significant levels of criticism in the process.

Sure, it'll bring mass amounts of money into the company. But by doing so, it may also hurt the sport's credibility as a whole. Casual fans may warm to the idea, but the same cannot be said for diehards who have been following the sport for decades - then suddenly, there's an unwanted division between the audience.

Many of the sport's followers are already frustrated by their current matchmaking trends and finalising the finer details for this proposed mega-fight would see the situation worsen in the forthcoming months.