Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, billed and promoted 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, behind Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
DateAugust 26, 2017
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Conor McGregor
Nickname Money The Notorious
Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Pre-fight record 49–0 (26 KO) 0–0 (Professional boxing)
21–3 (18 KO) (MMA)
Age 40 29
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 149+12 lb (68 kg) 153 lb (69 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition 5-division world champion 2-division world champion in the UFC
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins via 10th-round TKO

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.

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