Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor ‘confirmed’, set to fight on June 10

After months and months of rumours, verbal sparring, Instagram wars and #fakenews, it seems that a mega-money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is about to happen.

The current UFC middleweight king says McGregor not only stands to make a ridiculous amount of money by taking the Mayweather fight, but that he has a legitimate chance of beating the undefeated boxer. ... Conor has that big left hand, he's got power,” Bisping said. “The fight is boxing so you never know.

McGregor, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, has been pushing the retired, unbeaten American for months, and the fight seemingly took one more step to becoming a reality last weekend when Mayweather said he was officially returning to boxing.

And now it appears a date and venue has been set for the proposed ‘billion-dollar fight’.
MMA insider Front Row Brian revealed on Twitter that the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has been reserved for an event on June 10.

LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 07: A UFC sign is displayed outside T-Mobile Arena ahead of UFC 200 on July 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP

▶BREAKING◀ I have confirmed there is a "hold" on @TMobileArena in Vegas June 10th for @FloydMayweather v @TheNotoriousMMA boxing match.
— FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) March 12, 2017

Obviously that tweet sent the boxing and UFC world into meltdown, so Front Row Brian was quick to state that the reservation didn’t necessarily mean that the two had agreed to fight each other.

.T-Mobile Arena is one of the most sought after venues in the world. They don't just put a Saturday night in June on hold for nothing.
— FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) March 12, 2017

So now you know why Mayweather specifically mentioned June. The venue is locked if they can come to terms.
— FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) March 12, 2017

If the fight does happen, it is reported that the pair will pocket $100 million each, though in reality McGregor will have to settle for less and hand his UFC bosses a slice of the pie.