Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will meet UFC champion Conor McGregor in a fight that has been described as a "farce" and a "circus" but could earn both men as much as $100m (£78.4m). American Mayweather, 40, posted a video on Twitter confirming the bout will take place in Las Vegas on 26 August, with the message: "It's official." Irish UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, said: "The fight is on."
UFC president Dana White told ESPN: "The impossible deal is now done." The fight - at light-middleweight - will be one of the richest in boxing history. Mayweather, a former five-weight world champion and widely considered the best boxer of his generation, retired unbeaten in 2015 after 49 bouts. That followed a successful defence of his WBC and WBA welterweight titles, a victory that meant he equalled Rocky Marciano's career record of 49-0. Mayweather retired for the first time in 2008 after 39 fights.
McGregor, who has never boxed professionally, became the UFC's first dual-division champion in November 2016 and has previously challenged Mayweather to a fight under mixed martial arts rules. His boxing licence was granted by the California State Athletic Commission in December, allowing him to box in the US state.
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