Fast on the heels of an approved event request to the Nevada boxing commission, the much-ballyhooed meeting between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is set to go down.
Citing a “well-placed source,” Yahoo! Sports reporter Kevin Iole today wrote that the bout will take place Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, the date approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for an event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Iole said the boxing match will either take place at MGM or T-Mobile Arena, though the date is occupied by The BIG3 Championship Finals on the latter’s schedule.
There are few details confirmed on the McGregor vs. Mayweather deal. Per Iole’s report, Mayweather is expected to announce the fight on his social media as early as today.
McGregor appears to have beat Mayweather to the punch, though. The brash Irishman posted on his Instagram account: “The fight is on” in all caps.
Not long after, Mayweather posted on social media that the fight was set, and UFC President Dana White tweeted a smiley face.
McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who’s never boxed professionally, recently applied for a boxing license. He is taking on the undefeated multi-time champion Mayweather (49-0 boxing), who retired this past year after defending the WBA, WBC and The Ring and lineal welterweight titles in a fight with Andre Berto.
NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett has said he’ll have no problems approving the fight given McGregor’s background.
White recently announced he’d come to terms with McGregor on a deal to fight Mayweather. The executive thinks the boxing event could eclipse the 4.6 million buy record set for pay-per-view buys with Mayweather’s mega-bout with Manny Pacquiao.
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