From a box office standpoint, Conor McGregor’s professional boxing debut vs. Floyd Mayweather couldn’t have gone much better. The UFC lightweight champion brought the fight to the legendary Mayweather before losing by TKO in the 10th round of their Aug. 26 encounter that will go down as one of the most lucrative sporting events in history.
Before they even put on the gloves, McGregor and Mayweather were both expected to collect nine-figure payouts for the crossover bout, making the fight itself almost superfluous compared to the mutual victory they’d achieved by simply putting it together in the first place.