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Watch Floyd Mayweather Vs Conor McGregor Weigh In Former five-weight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has revealed he will eventually be applying for a mixed martial arts (MMA) license. Mayweather came out of retirement last year to take on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a lucrative boxing contest that saw both fighters earn nine-figure paydays. With…
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After Conor McGregor’s 10th-round loss to Floyd Mayweather Saturday night, plenty have called for the latter to take a step into the Octagon. Mayweather, who “retired” after the win, hasn’t made any notion that he’d even entertain the idea (aside from saying he would in the leadup to the fight), but he should take after former…
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As mixed martial arts and the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) have grown in popularity in recent years, boxing has fallen to the side in the culture. It's been seen as too rigid, too old-school, too slow for a fast-paced world of fighting within the octagon. The two sports came head-to-head Saturday night when Floyd Mayweather, 40,…
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We have a winner! The superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather captivated the nation, and with an audience of millions, Mayweather (50-0) finished McGregor (0-1) with a technical knock out in the 10th round. via GIPHY FIFTY! pic.twitter.com/pvugA0oY7P — SB Nation (@SBNation) August 27, 2017 Mayweather announced after the fight that this would be his…
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Floyd Mayweather has accused Conor McGregor of "fighting dirty" in training but is confident of a clean battle when the two men meet in their August 26 superfight. Mayweather told reporters on a conference call on Thursday he believed mixed martial arts star McGregor had used illegal tactics in sparring sessions. The undefeated former welterweight king,…
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LOS ANGELES Conor McGregor believes he will knock out Floyd Mayweather inside two rounds but is ready for all scenarios when the two fighters clash in their eagerly anticipated superfight next week. Irish mixed martial arts star McGregor told reporters on a conference call on Wednesday that a controversial switch to lighter gloves could lead to…
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There are plenty of reasons to believe boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have his hand raised in victory the night of Aug. 26 when he meets Conor McGregor. The biggest stars of America's two favorite combat sports will collide in a boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Mayweather (49-0) returns from a retirement of…
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UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will be the underdog when he squares off with undefeated boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And that is the way it should be. McGregor, after all, has never had a professional boxing match, while Mayweather carries a 49-0 record into the fight,…
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The anticipation among fans for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight is seemingly growing. The Aug 26 fight between juggernauts Mayweather and McGregor is a few months away and critics may have already named a victor. That included boxer Manny Pacquiao, who fought Mayweather in 2015. Some already gave Mayweather the edge because he is…
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UFC star Conor McGregor took another necessary step toward making his fight with Floyd Mayweather a reality by applying for a professional boxing license in the state of Nevada. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett confirmed to ESPN.com that McGregor submitted his application on Thursday. The move is critical because McGregor said he has…
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UFC president Dana White set a Sunday deadline to wrap up a deal with Conor McGregor to face Floyd Mayweather in a proposed superfight. McGregor and Mayweather have been talking about a boxing matchup for more than a year, and White has been pushing the fight between the current UFC lightweight champion and retired boxing champion.…
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Boxing great Floyd Mayweather, Jr. isn’t 100-percent confident he could beat UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, but that doesn’t mean he is willing to shy away from a possible fight. Mayweather says he’s retired, but the boxer made it seem like he would enter the boxing ring to battle the MMA star. When asked if he…
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UFC president Dana White is working his way towards making the boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather a reality. That means getting the two fighters to agree on a split of the purse. The final payouts would depend on how many pay-per-views are sold, but White has an idea regarding how much money both…
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is the No.1 topic of discussion in the world of both MMA and boxing. The two fighters continue to trade barbs through the media, and it’s looking more and more likely that the bout will actually happen in 2017. With so much talk surrounding the potential super-fight, there’s one question that…
Conor McGregor has responded to Floyd Mayweather’s latest jabs in which the boxer accused the UFC star of avoiding a potential super-fight. McGregor predicted that he would knock out Mayweather while indicating a potential date for the fight in 2017. McGregor was at Madison Square Garden Friday night, supporting fellow Irishman Michael Conlan in his professional…
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LONDON - Floyd Mayweather has declared himself "out of retirement" to fight Conor McGregor, and demanded the Irish mixed martial arts champion commit to a crossover bout in June. "I'm not ducking or dodging anyone," Mayweather said in London on the weekend. "I'm only coming out of retirement for one person, and that's Conor McGregor. "We…
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Floyd Mayweather delivered the latest verbal joust in his highly publicized contract negotiation with MMA star Conor McGregor about a potential superfight. While touring in the United Kingdom, Mayweather told ESPN that the onus is on McGregor to make the proposed boxing match happen. "If Conor McGregor really wants this fight to happen, stop blowing smoke…
