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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Showtime ‘All Access’ Episode 3 TV Schedule, Preview

The countdown is on, and we are starting to speed closer to the superfight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC champion Conor McGregor, scheduled for August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Showtime has been following both fight…

The countdown is on, and we are starting to speed closer to the superfight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC champion Conor McGregor, scheduled for August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Showtime has been following both fighters for its All Access series, and the third installment will be broadcast Friday night on the network at 10 p.m. ET.

The second episode was both revealing and controversial. The controversy took place when McGregor flew in retired fighter and current boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi for a sparring session at the Irish fighter’s training camp in Las Vegas. After filming all the introductions, the McGregor camp ordered that all cameras turned off as the two men stepped in the ring.

While the series is about access to the two fighters, McGregor cut it off at the most interesting moment. McGregor said he got the best of Malignaggi in the sparring session and offered a still photograph that showed him with both hands behind his back at one point. However, viewers were not shown any pictures of punches landing from either fighter.

Malignaggi was not happy because McGregor said that he was able to handle Malignaggi, and the former boxer says that is not the case and he wants the video released.

Since the airing of the broadcast, Malignaggi has been a guest on various radio sports-talk shows in an attempt to get his side of the story out.

While McGregor spent most of the second episode training or talking about the upcoming fight, Mayweather was not in the gym at any point. He spent much of the episode talking about how rich he was or showing off the actual cash he has one of his assistants carry in a large satchel.

He also vacationed in Miami, went shopping with his children and talked about a future business opportunity as a strip club owner.

Mayweather has to get back in the ring at one point or another before the fight with McGregor, and with just over two weeks to go before the fight, it seems that this is the right time for him to start working to get in decent shape.

Clearly, Mayweather has little respect for a mixed-martial arts fighter who has not had a single professional boxing match to this point in his career.

The third episode should reveal how both fighters are preparing for their confrontation.

The Mayweather-McGregor bout will be available on Showtime pay-per-view at a cost of $89.95 ($99.95 for high definition).

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5 Reasons Conor McGregor Maybe, Just Maybe, Can Defeat Floyd Mayweather

Look, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re completely right. On paper, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor is one of the most egregious mismatches in the history of combat sports.
Mayweather is 49-0 in the ring, with clean wins over many of the …

Look, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re completely right. On paper, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor is one of the most egregious mismatches in the history of combat sports.

Mayweather is 49-0 in the ring, with clean wins over many of the best boxers of his generation, including Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. Peppered in there are a slew of accolades, including an Olympic bronze medal, numerous display cases of championship titles and countless Boxer of the Year awards.

McGregor, meanwhile, is 0-0. Despite achieving amazing things in mixed martial arts, he has no professional or amateur boxing experience.

By almost every metric, Mayweather has an insurmountable advantage over McGregor in a strictly stand-up fight. The key word there, of course, is “almost.”

Believe it or not, there are a handful of areas where the UFC lightweight champ bests Mayweather. With that in mind, it’s worth discussing what advantages McGregor has and how they could maybe, just maybe, lead him to a win on August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Before Mayweather-McGregor: History’s Most Famous, Notorious Crossover Fights

August 26’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout has captured the world’s attention in a way few fights have, but while it may feel like a once-in-a-lifetime matchup, “what if” questions involving different combat sports disciplines are a 100-y…

August 26’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout has captured the world’s attention in a way few fights have, but while it may feel like a once-in-a-lifetime matchup, “what if” questions involving different combat sports disciplines are a 100-year-old tradition. 

From spectators clamoring for a match between wrestling legend Ed “Strangler” Lewis and elite pugilist Jack Dempsey in the 1920s, to the mixed rules contests in the 1960s and 1970s that planted the seeds of MMA, fans have always been willing to line up to find out what would happen if a boxer faced off with an opponent from another fighting style.

With The Money Fight quickly approaching, let’s take a look back at the various contests that have pitted boxer against martial artist. Some of these have taken place in 56,000-seat arenas. Some have happened in smoky local theaters. All of them, however, have given an answer to the “what ifs” of the time.

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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Schedule, Preview for Showtime ‘All Access’ Episode 2

We are now less than a month away from the megafight involving undefeated and former champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor.
The fight will be held a the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas August 26, and Showtime continues to follow the two…

We are now less than a month away from the megafight involving undefeated and former champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor.

The fight will be held a the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas August 26, and Showtime continues to follow the two fighters with its All Access series.

The second episode is scheduled for Friday night at 10 p.m. ET, and while the first All Access showed the two men as they toured North America and the United Kingdom and promoted the fight, this one will have a much greater focus on the differing training camp preparations.

In addition to the physical work the two men do to prepare for their historic fight, the Showtime production will demonstrate the inner workings of their teams, thought processes and confidence levels as they get ready for the epic confrontation.

Mayweather and his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., attempted to win a psychological battle in the first episode by pointing out that McGregor had never been in the ring with a true boxer, let alone one with a 49-0 record. They also pointed out that McGregor had lost before in the UFC, including by tapping out.

McGregor handed out at least as much as he took in the war of words. He demonstrated little respect and no fear of Mayweather, and he was able to get the crowd on his side at several of the promotional locations.

The second episode is much more likely to reveal the inner preparations that both fighters are going through.

The Mayweather-McGregor bout will be available on Showtime pay-per-view at a cost of $89.95 ($99.95 for high definition).

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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Schedule, Preview for Showtime ‘All Access’ Episode 2

We are now less than a month away from the megafight involving undefeated and former champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor.
The fight will be held a the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas August 26, and Showtime continues to follow the two…

We are now less than a month away from the megafight involving undefeated and former champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor.

The fight will be held a the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas August 26, and Showtime continues to follow the two fighters with its All Access series.

The second episode is scheduled for Friday night at 10 p.m. ET, and while the first All Access showed the two men as they toured North America and the United Kingdom and promoted the fight, this one will have a much greater focus on the differing training camp preparations.

In addition to the physical work the two men do to prepare for their historic fight, the Showtime production will demonstrate the inner workings of their teams, thought processes and confidence levels as they get ready for the epic confrontation.

Mayweather and his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., attempted to win a psychological battle in the first episode by pointing out that McGregor had never been in the ring with a true boxer, let alone one with a 49-0 record. They also pointed out that McGregor had lost before in the UFC, including by tapping out.

McGregor handed out at least as much as he took in the war of words. He demonstrated little respect and no fear of Mayweather, and he was able to get the crowd on his side at several of the promotional locations.

The second episode is much more likely to reveal the inner preparations that both fighters are going through.

The Mayweather-McGregor bout will be available on Showtime pay-per-view at a cost of $89.95 ($99.95 for high definition).

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UFC Fight Night Betting Preview: Pettis vs. Moreno Odds, Trends, Card Analysis

Tijuana native Brandon Moreno (14-3) will have plenty of support from the fans at UFC Fight Night 114 this Saturday in Mexico City as he battles surging flyweight prospect Sergio Pettis (15-2) as a solid favorite on the UFC odds at sportsbooks monitore…

Tijuana native Brandon Moreno (14-3) will have plenty of support from the fans at UFC Fight Night 114 this Saturday in Mexico City as he battles surging flyweight prospect Sergio Pettis (15-2) as a solid favorite on the UFC odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

The two 125-pounders will be featured in the five-round main event televised live on Fox Sports 1, with Moreno listed as consensus -170 chalk (bet $170 to win $100).

Pettis is a +140 underdog (bet $100 to win $140) despite riding a three-bout winning streak. The younger 23-year-old brother of former lightweight champion Anthony, he has earned all of six of his victories inside the Octagon by unanimous decision. His two losses have both come by finish too, with Alex Caceres submitting him via rear-naked choke at UFC on Fox 10 and Ryan Benoit scoring a second-round TKO at UFC 185.

 

However, Moreno has won 11 in a row, with the last three coming in the UFC. He is the former World Fighting Federation flyweight champ and has earned post-fight Performance of the Night bonuses in two of his last three bouts since joining the organization. The last came after a second-round submission of Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 108 on April 22. Moreno’s previous win was a split decision over Benoit.

The co-main event will also have some local flavor as women’s strawweight contender Alexa Grasso (9-1) takes on veteran Randa Markos (7-4). The 23-year-old Grasso is from Guadalajara and earned her first UFC victory against Heather Jo Clark in Mexico City last November. She followed that up by suffering her first career loss to Felice Herrig by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 104 on February 4.

Grasso is a small -150 favorite at online gambling sites over Markos (+130), who is coming off the biggest win of her career against former strawweight champ Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Night 105 on February 19. Markos won by split decision and has alternated wins and losses in her past nine bouts, last winning back-to-back fights when she started 3-0 back in 2013.

In her previous bout, she was submitted by Cortney Casey in the first round at UFC 202.

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