Mcgregor vs Mayweather face off on Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a pay-per-view event expected to be the most lucrative prize fight of all time. Their four-city world tour, which took place this past week, was just the beginning of the hype for a fight many believed could never happen.
Floyd Mayweather retired in 2015, with an unbeaten record of 49-0, but now he’s back with a vengeance as he takes on the UFC lightweight champion in a 12-round clash that has been brewing for more than a year.The former multi-division boxing world champion opens as the heavy favourite – understandable considering McGregor has never boxed professionally before.
So, ESPN noticed that, and I Watch Mcgregor vs Mayweather think they realized that they needed to maybe take a chance with us. It’s ABC; it’s Disney. They’re a very conservative company; they’ve never done MMA, but I think they saw that what we were doing is exciting.”“It’s going to make a lot of money. What are they saying, 5 million buys at $100? That’s a half a billion dollars. It’s good for somebody! Floyd is a one of a kind, maybe once in a lifetime fighter.
When I did the ‘Iron Ring,’ the T.V. show I did with BET that actually brought black fighters into MMA for the 1st time, Floyd was in that show, so I gave him a team of MMA fighters. So, I got to know him; he’s a star. He was actually very good to work with, always hit the mark. Is he the best defensive boxer of all time? Probably. I went with Lorenzo and Dana to see Conor fight in Dublin about 2 years ago.
That was an awesome experience. Conor is very much the real deal. If Floyd is the best defensive boxer in history, I don’t think Conor is the best aggressive boxer in history, so I kind of think that’s how it’s going to go. Conor’s got a puncher’s chance. Anything can Showtime Sports has released the first episode of “All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor,” a four-part series chronicling the build-up to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing showdown.
Large sums of money have already been placed on both fighters with odds that can be found on William Hill and SkyBet – one bookie revealed that a single punter has placed £1,800 on a McGregor to win at 11/2, while Mayweather has the pressure of a £5,000 bet on his head.Today on the podcast, we’ll be delving into (what else?) the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor press tour. Yesterday’s stop in Los Angeles gave us our first understanding of how the two would interact. Neither man was himself. Mayweather was dialed up to 11 while McGregor was partly constrained by the event’s structure. Still, there are three days left of the tour as they stop in Toronto on Wednesday. What did we learn about the two from watching them in LA? Can we expect anything different? If so, what and where?
There’s also big MMA news this week with top-ranked middleweight Gegard Mousasi leaving UFC for Bellator. What does it say about both organizations that this happened? We’ll explore.
Plus, last night was Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series and this weekend is both Bellator 181 and UFC Glasgow. We’ll talk about these as well.There’s a lot going on, so join me today to discuss all of this and more. In terms of today’s chat, anything is up for discussion, but I will lead with this and it all kicks off at a special time of 1 p.m. ET.
As is customary, I’ll post the video window here as the event draws near and I’ll answer any questions you may have if you post them in the comments section below. Be sure that you click the ‘rec’ button for those comments/questions you believe most deserve a response.
Tyson, who recently launched his own podcast called “Bite The Mic” with Hot97’s Peter Rosenberg, answered all questions, no matter how bizarre, but he had the most to say about the August 26th boxing match.In regards to the Mayweather vs “McConor” fight, Tyson says “McGregor is going to get killed boxing.”
“I got mad because I thought they were going to use MMA rules against boxing because that’s what it’s all about: Can the boxer beat the MMA guy? McConor put his dumbass in a position where he’s gonna get knocked out because this guy’s been doing this all his life since he was a baby. McConor can’t kick and grab and stuff so he won’t stand much of a chance.”We have done spectacularly well with ESPN in Latin America.
They’re top rated. We’re killing it in Watch Mcgregor vs Mayweather Live Argentina and Chile. We’re also on in Mexico, on channel 7, and I’m pleased to say, we’re doing 3.5 million viewers on the live event in Mexico. That beats the UFC’s live numbers on FOX and Televisa combined. Three and a half million f-cking viewers. That’s a lot of motherf-ckers.