The combat sports event of the year is underway as Conor McGregor attempts to dethrone the reigning king of boxing, Floyd Mayweather. It’s an audacious endeavor, one few folks in the boxing world expect him to accomplish. But McGregor has never been one to let the haters tell him what is and isn’t possible. In the end, no one really knows what to expect out of the fight, which is a big part of the appeal.
The main event is expected to go down sometime around midnight EST, but before that we have a bunch of prelim and undercard action including Money Team standout Gervonta Davis taking on Francisco Fonseca and UK light heavyweight fighter Nathan Cleverly fighting Badou Jack. Check back here all night for highlights from across the card and random hilarity from Twitter, plus all your witty discourse in our Uproxx discussion at the bottom of the page.
It’s going to be a wild night. We hope you join us for it!
Main Event (12AM EST)
Floyd Mayweather defeats Conor McGregor via TKO at 1:05 of Round 10
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PPV Main Card (9PM EST)
Gervonta Davis defeats Francisco Fonseca via KO at 0:39 of round eight
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.@TheNotoriousMMA anticipates putting @FloydMayweather to sleep. #MayweatherMcGregor #AboveTheNoise pic.twitter.com/KEOBiBLND4
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 27, 2017
NBA Superstar Lebron James out here supporting #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/EgmapjENFc
— Mayweather Promotions (@MayweatherPromo) August 27, 2017
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Badou Jack defeats Nathan Cleverly via TKO at 2:47 of round five, becoming the new 175 pound WBA light heavyweight champ
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.@TheNotoriousMMA has arrived for #MayweatherMcGregor!
WATCH NOW: https://t.co/osfxYU54WG pic.twitter.com/u6IMKHNGJm
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 27, 2017
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Andrew Tabiti defeats Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision (97-93, 97-93, 100-90)
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.@FloydMayweather is in the building for his 50th bout. #MayweatherMcGregor
WATCH NOW: https://t.co/osfxYU54WG pic.twitter.com/sAGT60SqwG
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 27, 2017
Big celebrities starting to show up… #MayMac #MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/aleDTNXPdv
— Ryan Harkness (@Ryan_Harkness) August 27, 2017
FOX Sports Card (7PM EST)
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Yordenis Ugas defeats Thomas Dulorme via unanimous decision (94-91, 93-92, 93-92)
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Juan Heraldez defeats Jose Miguel Borrego via unanimous decision (96-93, 97-92, 97-92)
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Dark Matches (6 PM EST)
Antonio Hernandez def. Kevin Newman unanimous decision (57-56, 59-54, 59-54)
Savannah Marshall def. Sydney LeBlanc by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
