Sports Science: McGregor vs. Mayweather
ESPN runs a segment on the science of the McGregor-Mayweather fight, comparing the physical characteristics of each fighter, and their relative punching power and speed.
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McGregor-Mayweather fight poster released
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Dana White answers fan questions on livestream
White appears live on Facebook to answer fan questions. He confirms the date, venue, weight and gloves choice. He says the undercard will be put together by Mayweather’s side.
I think that whenever two guys get in there and start throwing punches, anything is possible. If you talk to Conor McGregor he’ll make you belive he’ll win this fight…Conor will turn around and fight again this year after the Mayweather fight…there will be no MMA on this event this event, only boxing…the weight was not an issue at all with Floyd Mayweather, which I didn’t expect…the press conference will be ridiculous…Mayweather, seriously guys, has not complained about anything, he’s been actually really easy to deal with.
https://www.facebook.com/UFC/videos/10155237950496276/
Van Heerden releases McGregor sparring video
Van Heerden releases a video of him in the ring with McGregor, to support his statement that he was able to hit the Irishman while sparring.
People telling me Mayweather will have his hands full trying to land on McGregor -STOP IT! I respect McGregor BUT i ain't Floyd and i landed pic.twitter.com/gd4dFi3XUU
— Chris van Heerden (@TheHeat001) June 14, 2017
Mayweather confirms he will fight McGregor
Mayweather confirms that he will fight McGregor in an Instagram post.
It’s official.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVVcvO8gIhc/?
McGregor: ‘THE FIGHT IS ON’
The Mac Life announces that Mayweather has signed the contract to fight McGregor on August 26. McGregor confirms with a post to Twitter.
THE FIGHT IS ON. pic.twitter.com/KhW0u3jRft
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 14, 2017
Frampton to fight Gutierrez in Belfast
Mexican fighter Andres Gutierrez confirms he will be Frampton’s opponent for his July 29th homecoming fight in Belfast. The fight is believed to be an eliminator for the WBC title – although it is not specified whether it is for the featherweight belt held by Gary Russell Jr or the super featherweight belt held by Miguel Berchelt. As Gutierrez is ranked #10 at featherweight, with Frampton at #1, it is assumed to be a 126lbs eliminator. Gutierrez:
I know I have a great opportunity and I will not waste it. He had wanted this from a long time ago. I’m very happy for this news they gave me. I know it will be very difficult, but I have the character to prevail. I tell all the Querétanos that I’m not going to let them down that I’m going to put soul, life, and heart and I will fight for what I most want, that’s why I’ll prevail.
Mayweather books MGM Grand for August 26
Mayweather has booked the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for August 26th, for a potential superfight with McGregor. Mayweather has fought at the venue for the final dozen bouts of his career. His promotional company have also reserved the arena on August 25 for a weigh-in. The as yet unannounced fight will be shown on Showtime, Mayweather’s long-time broadcaster of choice.
The best McGregor-Mayweather trash talk
TMZ releases a compilation of the best of McGregor-Mayweather trash talk.
Mayweather: When you look at boxing, we have legends!
McGregor: As far as real fighting, Floyd wants none of this.
Kourtney shares Kanye 40th birthday photo
Kourtney Kardashian shares a photo of the family celebrating Kanye’s 40th birthday.
happy birthday Kanye…la familia wouldn’t be the same without you.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVGDtlWj6uN/
Kim and Kanye visit Japan
Kim Kardashian releases a Snapchat of her and Kanye sitting in Japanese-style room in Japan.
Mayweather spars six rounds against Haney in prep for McGregor fight
Mayweather has begun sparring for his super fight with McGregor. He posed with young, up-and-coming prospect Devin Haney after taking the 18-year-old six rounds. Haney, who is 15-0 as a professional already and 22 years Mayweather’s junior, is preparing for his lightweight contest with Erick Daniel Martinez on June 24.
McGregor inspires suicidal fan to turn life around
McGregor fan, Tom Nolan, releases a video of his weight loss and mental transformation, inspired by McGregor. Nolan was suffering panic attacks and was suicidal until he saw McGregor face Jose Aldo. He has since lost over one hundred pounds.
How Conor McGregor held himself, how he spoke, his mental state and how he truly had that self-belief was something I took notes on. Was something that I watched deeply and started to say ‘well, if he can think like that, why can’t I?’
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Two Irishmen make Conor McGregor mosaic from 12,000 Lego pieces
Two Irishmen unveil a 4ft square portrait of McGregor, made from over 12,000 pieces of Lego. The pair, who are part of adult LEGO group Brick.ie, say the project took them two months to complete.
We’re fans of McGregor and big fans of LEGO so we thought we would combine the two together and make this. We had to design it on the computer so between that and actually making it it took us between two and two and a half months. The computer design took about a week and then the LEGO part there is about 300 hours in it, myself and Jay had to make time with work and everything. He lives in Meath and I live in Dublin so I had to travel down every day to do it, but it was worth it in the end.
Confirms Belfast fight for July 29
Frampton confirms he will fight in Belfast on July 29th. The opponent has yet to be named but Frampton has already ruled out a fight against IBF champion Lee Selby. Frampton has previously said that Windsor Park would be his preferred venue but the Irish FA has confirmed that it is still in negotiations with the boxer over the use of the stadium.
July 29th – keep it free. I can't wait to box @ home! Presser will be in the next week & tix will go on sale straight after #Homecoming 👊
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) June 7, 2017
Alvarez predicts how he will lose to McGregor
A fan video is released of Alvarez’s predictions about his UFC 205 fight with McGregor, in which he was beaten in the second round. Speaking ahead of the fight Alvarez stated on multiple occasions that there was an ‘easy way’ to beat the Irishman.
He’s just a guy with a left hand. That’s it. He does something in boxing that we call a ‘rock back’. He does it well but, this is something very simple. This is a move that’s very easily taken away.
https://youtu.be/xXTyC_GDkRY
Conor McGregor Fight Trash Talk compilation
A fan releases a compilation of McGregor’s in-ring trash talking moments. Chad Mendes:
I mean, you got to give it to him, the guy didn’t stop talking shit the entire time. I was hitting him with everything I had and the guy was still running his mouth. That’s Conor I guess.. I would land a giant elbow on his face and he would say, ‘Is that all you got?’ So, it was just stuff like that.
https://youtu.be/r-nsW9bll9c
McGregor visits Forbidden Fruit festival
McGregor makes an appearance at the Forbidden Fruit Festival. He arrives at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham venue in a blacked-out Mercedes bus, wearing a red shirt, shorts and Gucci shoes. Source:
The way people shit themselves when they see him coming. The guards actually advised that he didn’t leave his VIP area but no one tells McGregor what he can & can’t do. Certainly not the guards anyway
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU84ws1ht_c/
McGregor associate: Mayweather fight in September
Abner ‘Skullman’ Lloveras, who was on Team McGregor for the 22nd series of Ultimate Fighter and is quite close with the ‘Notorious,’ claims a date has been set for the Mayweather fight in September. The fight would most likely happen on September 30, so as not to conflict with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin on September 16:
The big news that I want to tell you is that the fight between McGregor and Mayweather has a date. It will be in September.
Analysis: Was McGregor’s Aldo victory a fluke?
A fan creates a video to address comments that McGregor’s victory over Aldo was the result of a fluke punch. The video shows, using video from previous McGregor and Aldo fights, that McGregor baited Aldo, taking advantage of moves Aldo had used in earlier fights.
https://youtu.be/GRektvFL0_I