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Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor expected to eclipse Super Bowl in money wagered

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One week removed from a massive four-day international hype tour, there isn't a bigger story in sports at the moment than the Aug. 26 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

Not only are many expecting the carnival fight pairing a retired pound-for-pound boxing king and a UFC champion -- the biggest stars in their respective sports -- to surpass the 2015 record of 4.6 million pay-per-view buys, but betting on the fight in Las Vegas has reached unforeseen levels.