On this day in 2017, former two-weight UFC world champion, Conor McGregor, stepped across into the world of professional boxing to take on the undefeated megastar, Floyd Mayweather in what was billed as ‘The Money Fight’.
At the time, McGregor was the biggest name in the UFC, the biggest PPV star and was coming off a rebound win in his rematch against Nate Diaz. Mayweather, at aged 40 was retired and had been out of the ring for almost two years, having beaten Andre Berto in 2015. His record stood at 49-0 and looked to progress to 50-0 against The Notorious.