Conor McGregor will be contractually prohibited from “going rogue” and elbowing or kicking Floyd Mayweather in their highly lucrative Aug. 26 boxing match.
Ultimate Fighting Championship star McGregor will take on Mayweather, boxing’s former pound-for-pound king, in the ring at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena after months of back and forth between the protagonists.
Everything about the event will be boxing-centric, from the regulations regarding glove sizes, to the length and number of rounds, to the undercard for the event.
Some have speculated that Mayweather’s silky boxing skills will frustrate the Irishman to the point of distraction and that he will not be able to resist throwing elbows, aiming kicks or attempting takedown moves, as he is allowed to in MMA. Read more at USA TODAY.
Of interest, here’s a timeline of Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor’s megafight that led to the most unlikely fight of the year shared by ESPN.
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