Mayweather vs McGregor Live : What date is the fight, where is it taking place and who will win?

Mayweather vs McGregor Live Fight are set to begin a world promotion tour ahead of their historic fight in Las Vegas on August 26.The two champions will have a chance to meet before their showdown through a series of press conferences around the globe that will also include live shows.At the end of their publicity trip, the UFC fighter and his 40-year-old boxing champion will have six weeks to prepare for the £500million showdown.


Place: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Date: August 26 ,2017

Their four-day long tour kicks off in Los Angeles and will include Toronto and New York, finally ending at Wembley Stadium in London next Friday.The press conferences will be open to the public, who can meet their heroes for free, although a limited number of tickets are available for each stage of the tour.This is not like a normal fight. It’s big, big business.That’s what both Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor says on the first promotional video for their big money fight that has just been released. You can watch the 2 minute clip above from Showtime, which sees the two fighters talking about the match up.

“I’ll be immortalized after this,” McGregor said. “I see it in my head, then it happens. It’s going to be familiar, because I already know I can face anything.I’m going to stay at the top, and do what I want to. Because if you speak boxing, you’re speaking Mayweather. You’ve got MMA fighters calling me out, stay in your lane!The video also comes on the heels of the announcement of a 4-day press tour that spans 3 countries from July 11 to 14. Full details, including the schedule, venues and ticket information can all be read here.Fight fans rejoice. Mayweather Promotions released the schedule for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor international press tour Friday and one of the stops will be in Canada.

The boxing legend and UFC superstar are scheduled to visit the Staples Center in Los Angeles July 11, Toronto’s Sony Centre July 12, Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Barclays Center July 13 and The SSE Arena, Wembley in London July 14 as part of a four-day world tour. All four events will be open to the public.In addition to announcing the above Mayweather vs McGregor Live promotional tour dates, Showtime Sports released the first official promotional video for the fight.The greatest boxer of his generation and the biggest star in UFC history will meet in the squared circle on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.McGregor, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, will take on the Michigan native in a multi-million-pound boxing match on August 26.

Mayweather vs. McGregor, a fight which is currently the talk of the sporting world, will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.Before the trash-talking duo lock horns with one another, they will partake in an international press tour to promote the divisive fight.The first press will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.London will be the tour's final destination and is currently the only European stop.On Wednesday evening, a source close to Mayweather revealed to Starsport that the first media event, which will draw the eyes of the entire combat sports world, will take place on July 14.

The event will be held at the SSE Arena at Wembley. Fans will be able to attend the event, which begins at 5 pm BST time.While the international tour has been received well by many boxing and martial arts fans, there are those who are irked by the decision to make London the sole European stop.Many had expected the press tour to visit McGregor's hometown of Dublin, Ireland.But it seems Mayweather, rather wisely, has opted against throwing verbal jabs with Ireland's first UFC belt holder in enemy territory.The London Mayweather vs. McGregor press conference will get underway at 7 pm. Doors will be open to the public from 5 pm.

Where Will Display Mayweather vs McGregor Live Online?

Fans will be able to get their hands on tickets for online in the coming days. They will be served on a first come first served basis.Starsport will keep you up to date with the all the latest developments in Mayweather vs. McGregor, including ticket information.Tickets for the bout, which was first mooted in May 2016, are expected to cost fight fans and arm and a leg.The cheapest seat in the T-Mobile Arena will reportedly set fans back a cool £1,871 ($2,425). Ringside tickets will allegedly cost a whopping £76,012 ($98,500).It's either the boxing match of the millennium or a cross-code money-spinning abomination, but what we can tell you with certainty, at long last, is that it's happening. Once-retired all-time great boxer McGregor vs Mayweather Live will take on UFC's biggest star Conor McGregor in Las Vegas.

There have been what feels like years of speculation about the fight, with much name-calling on both sides. But the two fighters have announced that it is indeed, on. Yes, that's right, a boxer with a 49-0 record facing a man who has never taken part in a professional boxing fight.Anyway, here's everything you need to know about the fight.What date is the fight and at what time?The fight is happening on Saturday 26 August. While the times haven't been announced, it will certainly be a late night or very early start for viewers in the UK, so expect to be up well into Sunday 27 August, and possibly calling in sick on Monday 28.Where is the fight taking place?

The bout will be housed in the T-Mobile arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. The venue has held major fights in the past, including UFC 202, in which McGregor beat Nate Diaz on points. Details are still to be confirmed but the fight will be a pay-per-view event, organised by Showtime Sports. The price has not been decided, though it is expected to be at or near the $99.95 charged for Mayweather's 2015 fight with Manny Pacquiao that drew a record 4.4 million pay-per-view buys."This is really an unprecedented event," said Stephen Espinoza, who heads Showtime Sports. "Really we haven't seen anything in modern history that resembles it, it's impossible to predict how many sales this will do."

Mayweather retired in 2015 with an unblemished 49-0 professional boxing record.He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive fighters ever, and prides himself on his ability to evade punishment with his skillful movement about the ring while making adjustments against opponents on the fly.A win for Mayweather would move him ahead of former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano, who also retired with a perfect 49-0 career record. McGregor, the UFC's reigning lightweight champion and former featherweight champion, is known as much for his bravado as for his explosive knockout power inside an MMA octagon.

The 28-year-old Irishman became the first UFC fighter to hold two belts simultaneously when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in New York last Mayweather vs McGregor Live Stream November for the lightweight championship.The UFC stripped McGregor of his featherweight belt shortly after that fight when he announced he would be taking some time off after he and long-time partner Dee Devlin had their first baby in May.Known for his devastating striking and highlight-reel knockouts, McGregor is also quick and irrational on his feet, but few would back him to beat one of the most complete boxers of all time.


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