Bloody Elbow is here to provide you extensive fight week coverage for the Saturday, August 26th boxing pay-per-view blockbuster headlined by Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor. The highly-anticipated showdown between the legendary boxer and the current UFC lightweight champion will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will be contested at 154-pounds, as well as scheduled for 12 rounds. Check out our previews, fight predictions, the full fight card, betting odds, and much more throughout the week.
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August 22, 2017
Floyd Mayweather: Fighting Southpaws, Part 2
Combat Course: Lessons from the Cage presents the second part of a comprehensive technical analysis of Floyd Mayweather's boxing game against southpaw opponents
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August 22, 2017
Mayweather-McGregor video: Watch Conor’s one-punch KO of Buchinger
Before Conor McGregor makes his pro boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather, watch his spectacular finish of Ivan Buchinger in Cage Warriors FC.
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August 22, 2017
Referee Cortez confident there will be no foul play from McGregor
Joe Cortez assures the fans that Conor McGregor will not fight dirty against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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August 22, 2017
Show Money 19: Will MayMac show us the money?
The Show Money crew is back to spew their sometimes educated, sometimes random theories on the only show exclusively dedicated to the business of MMA.
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August 22, 2017
NAC: Approval of Floyd vs. Conor wasn’t about money
Nevada Athletic Commission director Bob Bennett affirms that their decision to sanction the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight was not about a cash grab.
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August 22, 2017
McGregor to walk out with with 4 belts for Mayweather fight?
Conor McGregor has requested his UFC and Cage Warriors belts be flown out to Las Vegas.
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August 22, 2017
Hardy: Mayweather crossing over to MMA won’t sell
Floyd Mayweather has mentioned crossing over into MMA, but Dan Hardy believes it will not garner the same attention as Conor McGregor going into boxing.
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August 22, 2017
McGregor: Floyd must ‘reincarnate Bruce Lee’ to train for me
Conor McGregor says it is impossible for any of his opponents to prepare to fight him.
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August 21, 2017
Conor vs. Floyd Embedded, part 1 - ‘Trump won't allow Mexican gloves’
Check out the first episode of Embedded for The Money Fight: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor.
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August 21, 2017
Malignaggi opens as betting favorite over McGregor
It doesn’t seem likely that Paulie Malignaggi and Conor McGregor will ever meet in a real boxing fight, but that’s not stopping oddsmakers from putting out a line on it.
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August 21, 2017
Report: 95% of wagers are on Conor McGregor so far
It looks like the betting public is overwhelmingly on the side of Conor McGregor with just a few days left before their fight. For now.
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August 21, 2017
Mayweather vs. McGregor video: Watch Floyd demolish Gatti in PPV debut
Before Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor, check out Mayweather’s destruction of Arturo Gatti in 2005.
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August 21, 2017
Ex-boxing champ: I think Mayweather has enough power to stop McGregor
Former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri discusses Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, as well as his transition from kickboxing to boxing.
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August 21, 2017
Joshua: I’d be open to an MMA fight, but ‘I’d probably get beaten’
Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua would entertain an MMA fight, but under one condition.
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August 21, 2017
Hardy: 8oz gloves were a way of ‘teasing’ McGregor
UFC commentator and former welterweight Dan Hardy thinks that Floyd never really wanted 8oz gloves. Of course, now he’s got them.
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August 21, 2017
Berto: A McGregor win would be a ‘big blow’ to boxing
Andre Berto feels boxing will take a major hit if Conor McGregor manages to pull an upset against Floyd Mayweather.
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August 21, 2017
Video: Holohan explains why boxing rules favor McGregor’s style
Paddy Holohan says they’re ‘taking away a lot of the danger’ from MMA, making things a lot easier for Conor McGregor to land his power shots.
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August 21, 2017
Van Heerden: MMA fighters go down easier once hit on the jaw
Chris Van Heerden believes MMA fighters are vulnerable to jaw shots, and relates to Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather.
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August 20, 2017
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor full fight card
Check out the full fight card for the boxing event featuring Floyd Mayweather taking on the UFC’s Conor McGregor.