Showtime will delay the start of Saturday’s main event between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor due to pay-per-view issues, according to ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio (via ESPN’s Darren Rovell).
Specifically, Paolantonio (via ESPN’s Brett Okamoto) reported Showtime is “stalling” the fight because of crashes in the pay-per-view system. Paolantonio (via ESPN’s Michele Steele) added the fight is in a “holding pattern” due to crashes that have occurred in Florida and California.
Showtime told B/R’s Jonathan Snowden it’s investigating the outages.
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani noted the technical hiccups could have serious monetary ramifications:
Promoters have yet to provide a revised time for the start of the main event.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel, the initial plan was for McGregor and Mayweather to walk to the ring after 11:30 p.m. ET, with the opening bell scheduled for approximately 11:55 p.m. ET.
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