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McGregor vs. Mayweather Full World Tour Dates Revealed

In anticipation for the biggest combat sports event of the year -and many would argue of all-time – when Floyd Mayweather meets Conor McGregor in a boxing ring on August 26 from Las Vegas, the UFC and SHOWTIME Sports have unveiled a four-city, three-country world tour beginning next week. The whirlwind media event will begin […]

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In anticipation for the biggest combat sports event of the year -and many would argue of all-time – when Floyd Mayweather meets Conor McGregor in a boxing ring on August 26 from Las Vegas, the UFC and SHOWTIME Sports have unveiled a four-city, three-country world tour beginning next week.

The whirlwind media event will begin next Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. From there, the world tour heads to Toronto, Ontario, Canada’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts the following day on July 12. It will then move on to the third leg from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on July 13 before finishing up at the SSE Arena from London, England on Friday, July 14.

Word arrived that tickets to the media events are free for the Los Angeles and Brooklyn events on AXS.com and Ticketmaster.com, respectively, with no information being available in that regard for the Toronto and London events.

Here is the full itemized promotional schedule for the McGregor vs. Mayweather world tour courtesy of MMA Fighting:

First Stop: Tuesday, July 11, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Time: Pre-show at 4:30 p.m. ET; 5:30 p.m. ET press conference

*Free tickets to the Los Angeles event if fans go to AXS.com on July 7 at Noon PT. Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to four (4) per customer.

Second Stop: Toronto’s Sony Centre of the Performing Arts on Wednesday, July 12

Time: 6 p.m. ET for press conference

Third Stop: Brooklyn, New York’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, July 13.

Time: 6 p.m. ET for pre-show; 7 p.m. ET for press conference.

*Free tickets to the Brooklyn event are available now at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Saturday, July 8 at noon if they are still available). Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to four (4) per customer.

Final Stop: London’s SSE Arena on Friday, July 14.

Time: 1 p.m. ET for pre-show; 2 p.m. ET for press conference

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Watch The First Official McGregor vs. Mayweather Promo

The official schedule for the world media tour for Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather was announced today, and with it the first official promo video for the awaited mega-fight has been released. Of course, UFC lightweight champion McGregor will take on legendary multiple-time boxing great Mayweather in a boxing match set to go down on […]

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The official schedule for the world media tour for Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather was announced today, and with it the first official promo video for the awaited mega-fight has been released.

Of course, UFC lightweight champion McGregor will take on legendary multiple-time boxing great Mayweather in a boxing match set to go down on August 26 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Check out the first of what could be many official promos courtesy of SHOWTIME Sports right here:

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Mayweather Sr. Says They Have Some ‘Presents’ For McGregor On Fight Night

As August 26 draws near, the trash talk and mind games have ramped up between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s camps. Mayweather’s father Floyd Sr. recently spoke about some of the surprise “presents” that Mayweather Jr. will have in store for the UFC champion come fight night. “Floyd’s gonna definitely put something on Conor McGregor. […]

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As August 26 draws near, the trash talk and mind games have ramped up between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s camps.

Mayweather’s father Floyd Sr. recently spoke about some of the surprise “presents” that Mayweather Jr. will have in store for the UFC champion come fight night.

“Floyd’s gonna definitely put something on Conor McGregor. I’ve got a few presents for Conor McGregor,” Floyd Mayweather Sr. told NBC Sports Radio. “I’ve got a few things that I want to hand him. There are a few things that I want to do, and things that Floyd can do. We’re going to be able to touch him up real good.”

“Let me tell you something, even if it goes the distance, [Floyd] is going to whoop his ass. That’s what’s going to happen. Any way he wants to do it, [McGregor] is gonna get whooped. Ain’t nobody gonna say I’m wrong because they know he’s going to get whooped anyway.”

Although many fight fans and pundits aren’t giving McGregor much of a chance against the legendary 49-0 boxer, public interest in the bout has remained at an incredible level since the contracts were signed and the rightness was made official.

But Mayweather Sr. alluded to some new tricks in the younger Mayweather’s arsenal.

“You can believe one thing, y’all gonna see something new in this fight. You’re going to see something that he hasn’t showed you yet. When he shows it, then y’all will know it.”

Do you expect to see any new wrinkles in Mayweather’s game? Or will McGregor Ben the one to surprise Floyd?

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Report: Best McGregor vs. Mayweather Seats Selling For Almost $100K

With two cards in the next two days, the UFC may have a busy week planned this week, but it’s still clear that the main focus of the combat sports world is fixated on August 26’s mega boxing fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The two icons of their respective fight sports will go […]

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With two cards in the next two days, the UFC may have a busy week planned this week, but it’s still clear that the main focus of the combat sports world is fixated on August 26’s mega boxing fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

The two icons of their respective fight sports will go to war from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and if you want a seat at the late-summer spectacular, you’re obviously going to have to pony up a tidy sum to even get close to the action. That’s to be expected, of course, but according to a report from Bloody Elbow, just how expensive the hot tickets are might make even the most healthily-bankrolled fans blush.

The far-off upper tier seats start off at $2537, with the middle tier commanding a $5028 price tag that rises to $6502 in the next section. Prices rise dramatically from there, however, soon reaching $12,808, but the true wallet-breaking prices obviously come at the floor level. There, a starting ticket price of $22,288 makes way for a steep price for a seat ranging anywhere from $23,000 to $80,000, with floor seats next to the ring costing a whopping $98,500.

Here’s a floor plan of the arena and ticket prices via the T-Mobile Arena website:

The hyped mega-bout is set to break several lucrative box office records, and that’s lead to the inevitable comparisons to Mayweather’s largely derided boxing “fight of the century” against longtime rival Manny Pacquiao in 2015. Prior to that long-overdue match that provided fans with a highly lackluster letdown in terms of action, secondhand market ticket sales reached a jaw-dropping $351,005.25 mark for a ringside floor seat just seven days out from the fight.

A similar result could play out for this fight, prompting ticket prices to rise to never-before-seen levels as hype for the spectacular bout swells with fight time looming.

The cash-focused “Money” and “Notorious” wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Quote: It’s Not Money Motivating Conor McGregor Anymore

With the MMA world awaiting the biggest fight of the year that will ironically happen in a boxing ring when UFC champion Conor McGregor meets Floyd Mayweather on August 26, whispers of whether or not the Irish superstar will ever return to the cage are running rampant. Many have understandably speculated McGregor will take the […]

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With the MMA world awaiting the biggest fight of the year that will ironically happen in a boxing ring when UFC champion Conor McGregor meets Floyd Mayweather on August 26, whispers of whether or not the Irish superstar will ever return to the cage are running rampant.

Many have understandably speculated McGregor will take the massive payday from his fight with the aptly-named “Money,” which could rank in excess of $100 million, and call it quits on his decorated combat sports career.

But others, including UFC President Dana White, have insisted McGregor will return to the cage, even before the end of 2017. The polarizing exec and public face of the UFC recently suggested that McGregor wants a massive title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov in Russia, a monstrous bout that would have several hurdles to overcome before actually becoming a reality.

One man close to the situation believes that McGregor will return to the UFC for one huge fight or another, however, and that’s longtime coach and friend John Kavanagh. The Straight Blast Gym (SBG) front man recently appeared on an episode of The MMA Hour to discuss McGregor’s future, offering the belief that “The Notorious” will indeed return to MMA:

“I don’t see any reason why he would not. Certainly money would not be the reason why he would not do MMA again. He has said very clearly to me, ‘Get ready, we’re back in the cage in December.’ I hope someone out there has sparked the interest in him to make him excited about that.”

The reason for that if it did indeed happen, according to Kavanagh, is because McGregor is no longer motivated by the massive amounts of money he’s receiving for each bout (something that seems directly contradictory to everything he does and says), but is instead buoyed by the next big challenge in front of him:

“It’s not money that’s motivating him anymore. He could very easily make similar money from doing some movies or doing endorsements. It’s the challenge. That’s why he’s in the gym laughing every day. If he left the gym now and stopped fighting, what would he do with his free time? You can only sit in one car at a time, you can only have one meal at a time. Eventually you want to do something that’s enjoyable to you. And that would be Conor drifting back into the gym. It’s what’s enjoyable to him.”

It sounds like a noble scenario from Kavanagh to be certain, but if McGregor truly was only motivated by challenges and not money, then he probably wouldn’t be facing Mayweather without a single professional boxing fight on his record instead of defending his lightweight title – or any UFC title, for that matter – in an effort to silence the critics who say his title runs are illegitimate due to his lack of defenses.

To be frank, McGregor vs. Mayweather is a spectacle fight, one that was put together for the sheer amount of press attention and all-out profit it’s guaranteed to garner for all parties involved. Very few are giving McGregor much of a shot to beat a man whom many feel is the greatest boxer ever, a challenge that is indeed a new and one even if it seems to have been made for the money and the money alone.

With that said, Kavanagh at least acknowledged that the pay would be ‘nice’. In his eyes, it’s still the challenge that motivates his star client, however, and always will be:

“The motivation for this fight was not money, though of course it’s nice to be well paid for what you do. It was the challenge. And to be told again it’s impossible to do what he’s saying clearly what he is about to do.”

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Sparring Partner Makes Bold Claims About Conor McGregor’s Boxing Progress

Since the McGregor vs Mayweather fight was signed, speculation has run rampant over McGregor’s boxing skills. While he doesn’t have any formal boxing experience or a professional boxing record, he has won all of these flights using a striking and managed to knock out all time great featherweight Jose Aldo in a mere 13 seconds. […]

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Since the McGregor vs Mayweather fight was signed, speculation has run rampant over McGregor’s boxing skills.

While he doesn’t have any formal boxing experience or a professional boxing record, he has won all of these flights using a striking and managed to knock out all time great featherweight Jose Aldo in a mere 13 seconds.

One of his primary sparring partners as he prepares for 12 rounds of boxing against an undefeated legend, boxer Tiernan Bradley, spoke about McGregor’s progress, and what he had to say may surprise a lot of people:

“People laugh when they hear me saying I can replicate Mayweather,” Bradley told MMAFighting. “I guess nobody can move like Floyd, but I’ve been studying everything about the guy for the last 13 years.

“I know what way he moves and I know how he moves into his punches. I know how he reacts to getting hit. I feel like I’m able to bring that in to help Conor as he prepares for this fight.

“When I’m competing, I don’t necessarily use Mayweather’s style, but I definitely use some of his tools. The step-back right hand and check left hook are two techniques I use a lot. And of course, I use some of his defensive tactics to stop me getting hit.”

“Conor is a very good boxer,” Bradley said. He doesn’t move like any other boxer. He’s powerful, fast and light on his feet … He’s very good at getting in and out and connecting. He’s so quick on his feet it’s very hard to judge the distance with him.

“He’s so fast and unpredictable — that’s a very dangerous combination. I don’t think Mayweather has ever boxed anyone like that.”

Bradley’s statements on “The Notorious’” boxing skills is in stark contrast to fellow boxer-turned-sparring partner Chris van Heerden, who released video of McGregor that appears to show some slow progress in his boxing training.

But the 20-year-old Irish commonwealth youth silver medalist vehemently disagrees, noting that McGregor actually lifted him off the ground with a right-hand uppercut wearing 16-ounce gloves, a remarkable feet if it is indeed true considering that “The Notorious” is left-handed and will be waring 10-ounce gloves against Mayweather:

“My biggest takeaway from the rounds was the pace that we fought at and that he seemed unbreakable. I found it very hard to figure him out. I’ve got a black eye at the moment and I got that from him when he was wearing 16-ounce gloves,” Bradley said.

“I don’t know if you’ve seen the photo that he uploaded onto his Instagram after our session. People are talking about his left hand and whether the power will be there with 10-ounce gloves — he lifted me off my feet with a right uppercut in 16 (ounce gloves)!

“That shot came out of nowhere. It was so fast and powerful. I can tell you now that those kinds of shots would drop boxers, and that was his right hand. He will definitely keep his stopping power with 10-ounce gloves on.”

The anticipated Mayweather vs McGregor goes down on August 26 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

What do you make of Bradley’s comments on McGregor’s boxing?

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