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title: "Mayweather-McGregor Is The Richest Fight In History"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Patrik Kuitunen"
section: "News"
published: "2017-06-15T09:33:11Z"
modified: "2017-06-15T09:33:11Z"
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# Mayweather-McGregor Is The Richest Fight In History

When you combine the wealthiest name in boxing and the wealthiest name in MMA, one thing is certain – money and a lot of it.

The super fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will be worth one billion dollars. Yes, you read it right. One billion. That’s around £784 million. The fight is expected to be the richest combat sports bout in history.

In an interview with TMZ.com, UFC President Dana White revealed that McGregor will receive a nice sum of a 100 million dollars which is around £78 million. One can only imagine the figures that ‘Money’ Mayweather will bank from this event.

The fight was officially announced on Wednesday when [both fighters updated their social media](https://boxing-social.com/news/mayweather-mcgregor-official/) accounts.

Mayweather and McGregor will fight on August 26th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.