Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor was a professional boxing match between undefeated eleven-time five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor. The fight took place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on August 26, 2017, at the light middleweight limit. It was scheduled for twelve rounds and recorded the second highest pay-per-view buy rate in history. Mayweather extended his professional boxing undefeated streak to 50 victories and 0 defeats, surpassing the 49–0 record of Hall of Famer Rocky Marciano.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor was a professional boxing match between undefeated eleven-time five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor. The fight took place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on August 26, 2017, at the light middleweight limit. It was scheduled for twelve rounds and recorded the second highest pay-per-view buy rate in history. Mayweather extended his professional boxing undefeated streak to 50 victories and 0 defeats, surpassing the 49–0 record of Hall of Famer Rocky Marciano, after defeating McGregor by technical knockout in the 10th round. Mayweather reportedly earned USD 280 million from the fight and McGregor earning USD 130 million. UFC president Dana White dismissed the rumors of a fight with Mayweather on The Dan Patrick Show, stating that Mayweather would have to contact him since McGregor was under contract with the UFC. Mayweather called upon McGregor to ‘stop blowing smoke up everybody’s ass’ and signed the contract on May 18, 2017. Mayweather’s guaranteed disclosed paycheck was USD 100 million and McGregor’s guaranteed disclosed payday was USD 30 million. The purse for the two fighters was expected to be substantially higher for each, with Mayweather reportedly earning USD 250 million and McGregor earning USD 150 million.
A mural was painted in McGregor’s Dublin training facility, depicting McGregor hitting Mayweather with a left-handed punch. A four-part documentary series, All Access: Mayweather vs Mayweather, was produced by Showtime on July 10, 2017 and called ‘The Money Fight’ Mayweather vs. Mayweather: The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History’ was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 13, 2017 and is available on Showtime PPV in the U.S. In the United States, the fight was available via Showtime pay- per-view, both traditional television providers and various digital services, including the ShowtimePPV website and apps, as well as public screenings at public venues such as Fathom Events and Fathom Cinemas. The documentary series produced four ringside commentators, including Jim Gray, Jim Gray and Paulie Maligni, along with lead commentary team Mauro Ranallo and Al Bernstein. The series is called “All Access: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Mayweather,” which airs on Showtime on August 9, 2017 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and on Blu-ray and DVD on August 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 20, respectively. The first episode of the series is entitled “The Money fight’. The second episode is titled ‘All access: Mayweather VS. Mayweather.’
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