Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor has been signed for Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, Mayweather and McGregor both confirmed on social media. The fight will air live on pay-per-view.
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports was the first to report the news and that the fight will take place at MGM Grand. MMA Fighting has yet to confirm the venue for the fight and neither McGregor nor Mayweather mentioned it in their respective social media posts.
The hotly debated boxing match will mark the first time that a current UFC champion challenges a boxer in a boxing match.