Conor McGregor And Floyd Mayweather Are Officially Fighting On August 26th In Las Vegas, For Real

No one believed it would happen. No one believed it could be pulled off. Now, the craziest superfight in the history of combat sports is going down August 26th. This comes right after the news that Mayweather Promotions was working towards an event at the MGM Grand, which has not officially been finalized as the venue for the megafight. The Nevada State Athletic Commission had just approved the event and signed off on the (then) potential Mayweather/McGregor bout earlier today. A few hours later, and we have one of the biggest fights in the history of the world.

Mayweather said he’d make an announcement on social media if this was really happening, but so far, he’s been quiet. Both fighters, in fact, have been their usual selves on Twitter and Instagram. Here’s Conor hinting at the fight, while “Money” does his thing:

Now, the big questions that definitely need answering (as well as an update from the fighters).
Just how is Conor McGregor, a 0-0 boxer wearing big gloves (not the 4 oz gloves UFC fighters wear) going to take out the greatest defensive boxer ever?

How much money is this fight going to make? Will it be the biggest ever?

And just how much is this PPV going to cost?

One last one: Can you believe this is happening?!

*UPDATE* Yep, It’s so very real! Conor has come out and beat Floyd to the punch (ironically) by announcing the fight on Twitter when Floyd himself said he’d let people know when the fight was going down. This is a series of micro battles, people.

Conor is also already starting with the “old man” jabs at Floyd. Hoo boy. And Floyd followed it up with his own post. My god, this is really happening!

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