Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight of the century video. "Fight of the century": Mayweather defeated McGregor by technical knockout When will the fight of the century

On the night of August 26-27, a fight will take place in Las Vegas between an undefeated boxer, an American and the main star mixed martial arts, Irish . "SE" in one place collected the main thing about the fight before it started.

On the eve of the superfight, the participants of the duel and the fans launched a battle on the Internet. And if anyone can be declared the winner before the fight, it's Conor McGregor - the king of social networks. .

sketch about famous boxer, which, if won, will go down in history - 50 victories and not a single defeat. However, the American athlete who changed his nickname in the course of his career - Money (Money) instead of Pretty Boy (Handsome) - has already gone down in history. .

A sketch about the main brawler of mixed martial arts. However, the Irishman is not only the king of social networks and trash talk, but also an excellent family man and caring father. .

On the eve of the fight of the century, “SE” has collected a video compilation of the best knockouts of boxer Floyd Mayweather and MMA fighter Conor McGregor. .

Mayweather on the eve of the superfight with McGregor dictated his terms and was preparing to replenish the collection of victorious trophies with the "scalp" of the Irish fighter. The author of "SE" Andrei BAZDREV succinctly described everything that surrounds the fight - money and rumors, fun and sports -.

A couple of nights in Moscow before the fight in Las Vegas turned out to be unforgettable. Like the previous month, like the first half of July, when the rivals had a powerful tour with a series of press conferences, . In Las Vegas, Mayweather and McGregor, and a day before the fight - at the weigh-in. Both met the standard, McGregor turned out to be heavier than Mayweather. And the American’s prediction that the Irishman would not fit in the weight (69.85 kg) did not come true: McGregor “showed” 153 pounds (69.4 kg) and went to recover, Mayweather - 149.5 pounds (67.8 kg). However, this is not important. .

Millions of dollars, thousands of people and hundreds of emeralds. We talk about the most interesting figures of the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

40-year-old American professional boxer Floyd Mayweather by technical knockout defeated a 29-year-old Irish MMA fighter, champion UFC Conor McGregor in a 12-round fight.

The fight was held according to the rules of boxing in the category up to 69.85 kg (first middle weight). Both fighters fit within this weight category. Under Conor McGregor, the scales showed 69.4 kg, under Floyd McGregor - 67.8 kg.

Before the meeting, the UFC champion stated that the American would not last even a round, and Floyd was aiming for a knockout. The last one was right. McGregor was more or less steady until the end fourth round when he had the strength to both attack and defend. After the 4th three-minute period, the Irishman very quickly began to give up physically, which Mayweather regularly used, punching both in the head and in the body. Conor was just hiding in the clinch.

In the 10th round, Floyd was, compared to his opponent, very fresh and delivered blow after blow, which is why the referee decided to stop the fight.

REFERENCE. Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist who competes under the auspices of the UFC in the featherweight division. Reigning UFC Lightweight Champion and former champion at featherweight. As of November 2016, it occupies the second line of the official UFC ranking among best fighters regardless of weight class. McGregor began his professional mixed martial arts career as a lightweight. Later, having earned ten wins and two losses in career statistics, he made his debut in the lower category, where he managed to win the featherweight title of the English organization “Cage Warriors” in two fights. Not stopping at one title, McGregor returned to the previous division, where he took the lightweight title from Ivan Buchinger, thus becoming the simultaneous champion in two weight categories.

Floyd Mayweather - undefeated American professional boxer, speaking in the welterweight category. Bronze medalist Olympic Games(1996). World champion in the 2nd featherweight (WBC version, 1998-2001), lightweight (WBC version, 2002-2003), 1st welterweight (WBC version, 2005), welterweight (IBF version, 2006; IBO version , 2006; WBC version, 2006, 2007 and since 2011; WBA version, since 2014; WBO version, since 2015), 1st middle (WBC version, 2007 and since 2013; WBA, since 2012) weight categories. Winner of the titles Boxer of the Year (1998, 2007) and Comeback of the Year (2009) according to The Ring magazine. BWAA Boxer of the Year (2007, 2013, 2015).

The bookmakers were accepting unusual bets on the fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed-style fighter Conor McGregor. It is suggested that Mayweather follow Tyson's example and bite off his opponent's ear for 101.00, for a kick from an American - 50.00, and spitting - 35.00.
On the eve of the “fight of the century,” as the duel between 12-time world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and reigning champion UFC Lightweight Conor McGregor Social

The fight between McGregor and Mayweather is already a reality! All available information on the duel of the millennium in summary from our site.

Rumors that the fight between McGregor and Mayweather is much more real than it seemed a year ago have been circulating for a long time. In the past couple of weeks, the fight that could become the most profitable in the history of combat sports has been getting closer to the official announcement. And then, finally, it happened.

Just in my instagram Floyd Mayweather (49-0 in boxing, approx. site) confirmed that the fight with the UFC lightweight champion (21-3, 0-0 boxing) is officially confirmed. A few minutes later, this information was confirmed by the largest media like MMA Fighting. As before, the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight will take place on August 26 in Las Vegas. Most likely, the fight will take place at the MGM Grand arena, but a variant with the brand new T-Mobile Arena is possible. The fight will be broadcast by Showtime on PPV. More detailed information will do so in the near future.

Brief information about Mayweather

Mayweather officially retired in September 2015 after defeating Andre Berto. Floyd won by unanimous decision and scored 49 wins in 49 fights. By the way, if the American defeats McGregor, he will win a jubilee and record 50th victory, beating the legendary heavyweight Rocky Marciano. Floyd is the richest athlete in the history of not only boxing, but all striking sports in general. His fight against Manny Pacquiao(held on May 2, 2015, note .. You can talk about Floyd's titles and various records for a long time. Just note that many experts in the boxing world consider him the best representative this sport in history.

Brief information about McGregor

McGregor last performed last November. At UFC 205, Conor became the first reigning two-weight champion in UFC history. To do this, the Irish needed to effortlessly defeat Eddie Alvarez (28-5) by technical knockout in the second round. After the victory, Notorious took a short break due to the pregnancy of a girlfriend and the birth of a son, and also began to promote a possible duel with Mayweather with renewed vigor.

On this moment Conor is the most expensive MMA fighter. He holds the record for the biggest fee in the history of mixed martial arts, and also led the most sold tournament in the history of this sport (viewing UFC 202 was bought by 1.6 million people, approx. site).

Fight McGregor and Mayweather. Results

To summarize what is already known about the fight of the millennium:

1. Mayweather vs McGregor fight date set. It will take place on August 26, 2017. Broadcast of the match
2. The fight will take place in Las Vegas under the arches of the stadium "T-Mobile Arena" with a capacity of 20,000 people.
3. The fighters will fight according to the rules of boxing, no titles will be at stake. According to Dana White, the fight will consist of 12 rounds, the athletes will wear 10 ounce gloves.
4. The fight between McGregor and Mayweather will be shown on the PPV system. The broadcast rights are owned by Showtime.
5. The British tabloid Mirror believes that both fighters will receive a guaranteed fee of 100 million US dollars for the fight. Total income from the Conor vs. Floyd fight.
6. The press tour dedicated to the fight will take place from 11 to 14 July in 4 cities. The promotion will start in Los Angeles, then move to Toronto, then to New York, and end in London. Video of press conferences in Russian.

Who will win in a super duel not only between two fighters, but also between two sports? Will McGregor be able to once again shame the skeptics and defeat one of the best boxers in history, having a professional record of 0-0? There are many questions, and we will know all the answers on August 26th. What do you, dear readers, think about this?

Mayweather defeated McGregor by TKO in a boxing match.

McGregor started the fight number one. Mayweather was cautious, giving full initiative to his opponent. A more spectacular fight began from the second round. The Irishman actively used "dirty" tricks from MMA. By the middle of the fight, Conor was noticeably tired and the initiative gradually passed to the American. Apparently, Mayweather expected to follow such a plan. In the ninth round, McGregor did not even raise his hands, and Floyd continued to deliver powerful blows. And already in the tenth round, the judge stopped the fight, awarding victory to Mayweather by technical knockout.

Thus, Mayweather won his 50th career victory, maintaining the status of undefeated.

Note that for the victory in this duel, which caused an unprecedented stir, he receives a Money Belt belt made of 3,000 diamonds, 600 sapphires, 300 emeralds and 1.5 kilograms of gold.

Mayweather will receive $100 million and McGregor will receive $30 million. Additional bonuses are also provided.

A little over a year ago, legendary mixed martial artist Conor McGregor posted a crookedly photoshopped poster online of him standing face to face with professional boxer Floyd Mayweather. The tweet caused a stir and left the world press speculating that this was indeed a planned fight or just another taunt from the Irishman.

From both athletes there was no specifics, just continuous conversations. The president of the largest mixed martial arts organization UFC, Dana White, said that he was sure: no one knows when, no one knows how, but the fight will take place. Quietly at the end of spring, quite casually, fighters and management officially announced: August 26, Las Vegas is the main event in the history of martial arts.

Conor McGregor is an Irish kid from a family of plumbers who once put everything on the line and in a few years made himself one of the richest athletes in the world. Now he is the only holder of the champion belt in two weight categories at once in the history of the UFC.

Against him stands Floyd Mayweather Jr., who grew up in a boxing family, an undefeated world champion. Mayweather retired back in 2015 but came back for one last fight in your career.

Only one biography of the fighters could become the plot outline of this fight, but there are too many questions for him.

First, the fight between the boxing champion and the MMA champion will go by the rules professional boxing. Whether McGregor will be able to cope with this is unclear. After all, no matter how excellent hand-to-hand he is, the opponent has more than 20 years of professional boxing behind his back (back in 1996, Mayweather won the Olympic medal). And even a difference of 11 years will not help the Irishman much here.

Another thing is that McGregor has repeatedly proved how he can set crazy goals and achieve them - even when no one believes in him.

The second point is moneyfight. From the very beginning, none of the fighters made a secret of the fact that a lot of money was behind the fight. It's hard to believe the importance of the fight when McGregor will receive $100 million just for participating, regardless of the outcome of the fight. But seasoned viewers know that despite all the dollar-pack tower photos, both fighters are always on the lookout for new challenges.

McGregor is used to setting money records only through sports records. Mayweather has achieved an impressive statistic of 49 wins and 0 losses, having made such a capital that no amount will make him so easily give up the title of “invincible” and add one defeat to the asset.

In addition to the financial records of both fighters, we are talking about the financial records of the organizers. Tickets for the fight cost two to three times what they usually cost, and the entry threshold for advertisers started at $10 million. UFC President Dana White predicts a new record in the number of pay-per-view viewers: the previous one belongs to the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, which was watched by 4.4 million people for money.

In addition, there is another story behind the “fight of the century”. The vast majority of representatives of the boxing industry, if not directly condemned the idea of ​​a duel, then preferred Mayweather, excluding even the possibility that McGregor could win.

Professional boxing turned a blind eye to the growing popularity of mixed martial arts for a very long time, but it came to its senses too late. The number of spectators of top fights in the UFC has come close to that of professional boxing, and young people around the world are striving for MMA halls. Boxing in last years is in decline, despite such stars as Mayweather or Pacquiao. Obviously, this is not enough, because the previous decades, professional boxing did not have any significant competition in the martial arts industry.

Given the amount of money and people behind boxing throughout the history of the sport, it's understandable that someone clearly doesn't want to share a big piece of the pie. Hence the increased number of films about boxing in the last three or four years - this bears little resemblance to the naked enthusiasm of Hollywood studios.

Watch or not? One thing cannot be denied for sure - the event has already gone down in history, and a lot depends on its outcome.

If McGregor wins, professional boxing will seriously lose its position in the world, MMA fights will become even more popular, and what MacGregor plans to do next is known only to Leprechaun.

If Mayweather gets the upper hand, he will walk away undefeated with 50 wins in his arsenal, and McGregor with a pocket full of dollars. We will have to watch more dull parodies of this fight for a couple of years.

And these are just two of the possible outcomes: given the specifics of the fighters, the fight itself and the rules, anything can happen, up to the disqualification of the Irishman for kicking. The more interesting is the night of August 26, which will break all world viewing records, and on Sunday morning there will be no one left who would not be aware of the outcome of the battle.

That's all for us, dear friends. The story is still good. And it is not in vain that we have gathered at this early hour in Moscow. Floyd Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor, now you can go to rest! Us, Floyd, and Conor, probably.

Thank you for following the fight with us and see you soon!

` Floyd Mayweather Jr broke Rocky Marciano's record of 50 fights and 50 victories in the professional ring!

` The athletes had a warm chat after the fight was stopped. And it's a cool picture!

10` TKO! Floyd Mayweather beats Conor McGregor and the referee intervenes in the fight!

10` McGregor tries to hit from below, but the uppercuts do not reach the target.

9` Conor misses a lot now.

9` Davith Floyd, it's very hard for an Irishman!

9` Clinch-clinch-clinch...

9` McGregor hits hard, but it is not clear - whether in the body, or below the waist.

8` As usual, Floyd defends himself exemplarily. Covered from any blows.

8` Conor presses again at the start of the three-minute period.

7` Mayweather's right jab - accurate and strong!

7` More and more often we see the clinch. The initiator is Conor.

6` The duel has become more open, both athletes do not hesitate to invest in blows.

6` McGregor turned on, but it seems that a lot of blows fell on the back of the head.

5` Mayweather pushed Conor the round was barely over!

5` Wow, sometimes Floyd misses his opponent.

5` The functional state of McGregor raises questions.

4` More and more often Floyd starts to go forward.

4` Hardly Conor fails to hit, but sometimes jabs reach the goal.

4` MacGregor throws himself at his rival with a gong!

3` Mayweather begins to slowly get used to the opponent and hits the body.

3` And one more warning for hitting the back of the head. Well, as part of a dirty tactic - why not.

2` McGregor enters the clinch, for Floyd this is not some kind of surprise.

2` An Irishman hits from below, but not much.

2` Conor receives the first warning. A blow to the back of the head.

1` McGregor slowed down. While intelligence.

1` Conor immediately went on the offensive. Floyd defends.

1` The first round, the fight began - sufferedaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

` Floyd Mayweather - also.

` Ta-daaaaaaaaam! Conor McGregor in the ring!

` And now - the United States.

ʻIreland's anthem is played.

`Conor is already wearing gloves. It's about to start!

` Davis knocked out Fonseca and ahead - the long-awaited fight between Mayweather and McGregor! If he is not detained, of course... There, in the USA, sites are falling from the influx of PPV buyers.

`What's going on here?

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`Co-main event of the evening! Francisco Fonseca vs Gervont Davis.

`What's up with the stars among the audience? LeBron James, Mike Tyson...

Did you miss Floyd? Here he is.

` Meanwhile, Badu Jack defeated Nathan Cleverly by TKO in the fifth round.

` Please note that next to Conor is his wife - Dee Devlin, who is also carrying a stroller with her son - Conor McGregor Jr.

` Drum roll: Conor McGregor arrived, so to speak, on the scene.

` Meanwhile, there are not many people in the stands. Will they be able to fill up? No more than two thousand so far.

` There are only two fights left before the main event of the evening.

` Well, hello, hello, ladies and gentlemen, big and small fans of boxing and martial arts! Some are already awake, some haven't fallen asleep yet, but we're all here for the superfight: Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Conor McGregor! It remains to wait quite a bit!

Very little time has passed since the date of the fight was announced, but a lot of interesting things managed to fit into this period.

The proceeds from the fight are about half a billion dollars. Floyd Mayweather is guaranteed $100 million and Conor McGregor is $30 million. This amount does not include interest on ticket sales, broadcasts and souvenirs. The final figures could be much, much higher.

The PPV price is $100, and tickets cost from $2,000 to $90,000. By the way, if you have not seen these tickets, then they are worth a look. This is pretty cool:

And the truth will remain in the memory of many for a long time: is it possible to forget Conor's enchanting costume and Floyd's numerous answers? ..

Someone thinks that Floyd Mayweather will easily defeat a professional boxing debutant, someone thinks that Conor McGregor will be able to knock out an American. As it will be in reality - we will find out very soon.

In the meantime, the athletes have successfully passed the weigh-in procedure. With a limit of 69.9 kg, McGregor showed on the scales 69.4 kg, while Mayweather was lighter - 67.8. Surely this will give some advantage to the Irish fighter in physical strength, but it will not necessarily be the determining factor.

What will happen in the Las Vegas ring in the near future? We can only hold our breath in anticipation of this superfight. Our online broadcast will take place at night in Moscow, and to be precise, it will begin at 05:00 Moscow time. Do not miss!