As UFC president Dana White is fond of saying, it’s fight week. But this won’t be taking place in the Octagon. The promotion’s biggest star Conor McGregor is taking his talents to the boxing ring for the first time, and he’s getting the best P4P boxer in the world as his opponent – the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The event goes down on August 26th in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor and Mayweather will meet in a 12-round, 154-pound matchup using eight-ounce gloves. The rest of the card features some Money Team prospects and one very legitimate fight – Nathan Cleverly vs. Badou Jack.
Here’s a look at the full card for this Saturday night.
PPV Card (9 PM ET)
Conor McGregor (0-0, 0 KO vs. Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) – 12 rounds, light middleweights (154 lbs)
Gervonta Davis (18-0, 17 KOs) vs. Francisco Fonseca (19-0, 13 KOs) – 12 rounds, for Davis’ IBF junior lightweight (130 lbs) title
Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs) vs. Badou Jack (21-1-2, 12 KOs) – 12 rounds, for Cleverly’s WBA regular light heavyweight (175 lbs) title
Andrew Tabiti (14-0, 12 KOs) vs. Steve Cunningham (29-8-1, 13 KOs) – 10 rounds, cruiserweights (200 lbs)
Fox Card (7 PM ET)
Yordenis Ugas (19-3, 9 KOs) vs. Thomas Dulorme (24-2, 16 KOs) – 10 rounds, welterweights (147 lbs)
Juan Heraldez (12-0, 8 KOs) vs. Jose Miguel Borrego (13-0, 12 KOs) – 10 rounds, junior welterweights (140 lbs)
Kevin Newman (7-1, 3 KOs) vs. Antonio Hernandez (9-1, 2 KOs) – 6 or 8 rounds, super middleweights (168 lbs)
Savannah Marshall (Pro debut) vs. Amy Coleman (Pro debut) – 4 rounds (2 minutes per round), super middleweights (168 lbs)
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