Carl Froch thinks Floyd Mayweather could go 2-0 against Conor McGregor if they rematch in MMA.

Former dual-weight UFC champion McGregor made his boxing debut against Mayweather, the 49-0 pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, in August 2017.

Mayweather stopped McGregor when the pair met inside the squared circle in 2017Credit: Getty

‘Notorious’ started surprisingly well but faded badly and was ultimately stopped on his feet in round 10 – but he still emerged from the fight a winner as he made $100 million.

Froch, who has previously traded insults with McGregor on social media, thinks a boxing rematch between the pair is a forgone conclusion in Mayweather’s favour.

However, he wouldn’t write off ‘Money’ if he stepped into the UFC Octagon.

“Once they start kicking you in the legs, getting close to you and taking you to the ground, I think you are bang in trouble,” Froch said on the talkBOXING podcast.

“But I don’t think it’s as much of a mismatch as people think it is.

“Especially Tony Bellew because he’s always talking about, ‘You haven’t got a chance. No way, no chance. That’s it, fight over. Boxer in a cage? No chance!’

“I’m like, [McGregor’s got] two arms, two legs, the geezer is smaller than me. In my own mind, I don’t think it’s such a mismatch.”

“When Conor McGregor fought Mayweather, it was a mismatch because McGregor could only use his hands, and he’s not a boxer, Mayweather is a fantastic one, one of the best ever.”

McGregor is one of just 4 dual-weight champions in UFC historyCredit: Zuffa LLC via Getty

But Froch thinks Mayweather could beat him in an MMA fightCredit: talkBOXING – YouTube

Froch shared a game plan that he thinks could carry Mayweather to victory in his MMA debut.

He added: “If you put Mayweather in a cage, does that all of a sudden become a total mismatch and Conor McGregor takes him out? I’d say no.

“I think Mayweather can sit behind his jab, still time him with a right hand and have a look at the feet.

“I’d love to see it to know for sure, but I don’t think it’s a one-sided whooping.

“Maybe I’m stupid.”

The former super middleweight world champion concluded the conversation by talking up his own chances in MMA.

Froch said with a smirk: “I’m a bad example because I did a bit of karate in my time.

“I’d be alright. I like a roll around on the cobbles as well. I reckon I’d be alright in there. I might be delusional, but who knows?”