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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White says Conor McGregor could be likened to his version of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. McGregor is set for a massive payday when he takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 on Oct….
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White says Conor McGregor could be likened to his version of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. McGregor is set for a massive payday when he takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 on Oct. 6. McGregor will challenge “The Eagle” for the UFC lightweight title. […]
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has only been knocked out twice in his 31-fight career but as he told TMZ Sports, he nearly broke his nose working with boxing legend Mike Tyson. “He Almost Broke My Nose” Werdum was working o…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has only been knocked out twice in his 31-fight career but as he told TMZ Sports, he nearly broke his nose working with boxing legend Mike Tyson. “He Almost Broke My Nose” Werdum was working on a scene for the movie “Kickboxer: Retaliation” with the multiple time boxing champion […]
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UFC President Dana White has claimed that he ‘doesn’t want to see’ former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey return to action Despite the MMA superstar being one of the biggest earners of revenue for the promotion, White thinks she wo…
UFC President Dana White has claimed that he ‘doesn’t want to see’ former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey return to action Despite the MMA superstar being one of the biggest earners of revenue for the promotion, White thinks she would be better off enjoying her ‘private life’ and the wealth she accumulated in her years as […]
Mike Tyson is giving Conor McGregor high praise for his performance against Floyd Mayweather. On Aug. 26, McGregor took on Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather won the bout via 10th round TKO. Many fans and analysts gave McGregor credit for making the fight more competitive than expected. During a recent […]
Mike Tyson is giving Conor McGregor high praise for his performance against Floyd Mayweather. On Aug. 26, McGregor took on Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather won the bout via 10th round TKO. Many fans and analysts gave McGregor credit for making the fight more competitive than expected. During a recent […]
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson said he gained respect UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor after watching his fight Saturday night against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On Wednesday, TMZ Sports passed along comments from …
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson said he gained respect UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor after watching his fight Saturday night against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On Wednesday, TMZ Sports passed along comments from Tyson about his view of McGregor after pushing Mayweather into the 10th round before suffering a knockout loss.
“Yeah, I respect him [more after the fight],” Tyson said.
Tyson told the Pardon My Take podcast prior to the bout the MMA superstar was going to get “killed” in the boxing ring.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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By any measure, Conor McGregor enters his Aug. 26 boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a massive underdog.
As of this writing, Mayweather is a -500 favorite to McGregor’s +375 (bet $500 to win $100 or bet $100 to win $375), but t…
By any measure, Conor McGregor enters his Aug. 26 boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a massive underdog.
As of this writing, Mayweather is a -500 favorite to McGregor’s +375 (bet $500 to win $100 or bet $100 to win $375), but the line hardly reflects the actual odds at OddsShark. Oddsmakers opened Mayweather as a -2500 favorite; McGregor was a +1100 underdog.
But a historic level of wagering on McGregor has driven the price so low as to be almost unbelievable, especially if you consider Mayweather is a virtual lock.
Mayweather’s average line over the past decade is roughly -600. That’s the same as the current line against McGregor, of course, but you must remember that Mayweather averaged -600 while facing world-class boxers like Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao.
Those boxers had long and storied careers before they stepped in the ring with Mayweather; McGregor has zero professional or amateur boxing bouts.
Make no mistake: This is one of the most lopsided fights in combat sports history. Even with the standard boxing practice of feeding cans to top prospects to build up their names, the idea of an undefeated, legendary boxer facing a debutant is unheard of.
In fact, if not for the greed of the Nevada State Athletic Commission—and its unique trait of bending over backward for Mayweather no matter the circumstance—this fight would not even be sanctioned. It’s only happening because it’s big money, and Nevada never turns down big money.
We’ve established that Mayweather vs. McGregor is a historically lopsided fight. What if McGregor wins? It would be the biggest upset in combat sports history, without question.
With that in mind, let’s take a walk through the history books and look at some of the other biggest upsets in both boxing and MMA history.