| Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor | |
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Date |
August 26, 2017 |
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Venue |
T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
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Result |
Mayweather defeats McGregor in 10th round by TKO |
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Network |
Showtime PPV |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, also known as "The Money Fight" and "The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History", was a professional boxing match between undefeated eleven-time five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and two-division mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion and, at the time, 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 (154 lbs; 69.9 kg). 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 (50–0), surpassing the 49–0 record of Hall of Famer Rocky Marciano, after defeating McGregor by technical knockout (TKO) in the 10th round. Mayweather's guaranteed disclosed paycheck was $100 million and McGregor's guaranteed disclosed paycheck was $30 million. However, the purse for the two fighters was expected to be substantially higher for each, with Mayweather reportedly earning $280 million from the fight and McGregor earning $130 million.
Tale of the tape[]
| Boxer | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Conor McGregor |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | "Money" | "The Notorious" |
| Hometown |  Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
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 Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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| Pre-fight record | 49–0 (26 KOs) | 0–0 (Professional boxing) 21–3 (18 KOs) (MMA) |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 149 1⁄2 lb (67.8 kg) | 153 lb (69 kg) |
| Style | Orthodox | Southpaw |
| Recognition | 5-division world champion and undefeated in professional boxing | 2-division world champion in mixed martial arts |
International broadcast[]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| United States | Showtime PPV, AFN Sports |
| Ireland | Sky Sports Box Office |
| Albania | SuperSport |
| Argentina | Fox Premium |
| Australia | Main Event |
| Austria | DAZN |
| Azerbaijan | CBC Sport |
| Belarus | Belarus 5 |
| Belgium | Eleven Sports |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sport Klub |
| Brazil | Canal Combate PPV |
| Brunei | Astro PPV |
| Bulgaria | Mtel Sport |
| Cambodia | CTN |
| China | CCTV-5 |
| Croatia | Sport Klub, RTL Televizija |
| Cyprus | CytaVision |
| Czech Republic | Nova Sport 1 |
| Denmark | Viaplay PPV |
| Estonia | Viaplay PPV |
| Fiji | Sky Pacific PPV |
| Finland | Viaplay PPV |
| France | Canal+ |
| Georgia | Silk Universal |
| Germany | DAZN |
| Greece | Cosmote Sport |
| Hong Kong | Now TV PPV |
| Hungary | Sport 1 |
| Iceland | Stöð 2 Sport |
| India | VEQTA |
| Indonesia | tvOne, iflix |
| Israel | Sport 1, 5LIVE |
| Italy | UFC PPV |
| Japan | DAZN |
| Kazakhstan | Khabar Agency |
| Kyrgyzstan | KTRK |
| Latvia | Viaplay PPV |
| Macedonia | Sport Klub |
| Malaysia | Astro PPV |
| Mexico | Fox Sports |
| Moldova | ProTV Chișinău |
| Montenegro | Sport Klub |
| Myanmar | SkyNet Sports |
| Netherlands | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Arena |
| Nigeria | SuperSport |
| Norway | Viaplay PPV |
| Philippines | Cignal PPV |
| Poland | Cyfrowy Polsat PPV |
| Portugal | Sport TV |
| Puerto Rico | Claro TV PPV |
| Romania | Pro TV |
| Russia | Channel One |
| Serbia | Sport Klub |
| Singapore | SuperSports PPV |
| Slovakia | Dajto |
| Slovenia | Sport Klub |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| South Korea | KBS2, SpoTV On |
| Spain | beIN Sports |
| Sweden | Viaplay PPV |
| Switzerland | DAZN |
| Taiwan | Eleven Sports |
| Tajikistan | Varzish Sport |
| Thailand | Workpoint TV |
| Turkey | S Sport |
| Ukraine | 2+2 |
| United Arab Emirates | OSN Sports Box Office |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Box Office, BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Uzbekistan | Uzreport TV |
| Vietnam | Kplus |