Mayweather Owns ‘The Money Fight'

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Gabriel Rugas | Mark Lennard Manuel

1/1/20171 min read

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. successfully defended his title against the two-division Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) World Champion, Conor McGregor, by a Technical knockout (TKO) in the 10th round last August 26, 2017, T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, USA.

Mayweather improved his undefeated record to 50-0 surpassing the 49-0 record of the Hall of Famer Rocky Marciano.

During the early stages of the fight, McGregor showed why he is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, winning the first three rounds , McGregor was in complete attack mode as soon as the bout started.

However, Mayweather later demonstrated why he is a future hall of famer and one of the all-time greats, he completely took advantage of McGregor’s stamina problems during the 5th round and by then the momentum of the fight was completely on the side of favorite.

The Money Man unleashed a barrage of punches during the 10th round, McGregor was completely on his heels during the assault and even though Mayweather wasn’t able to fully knock out the Notorious One, the referee still had no choice but to end the fight, declaring Mayweather as the victor.

After the match, Mayweather officially announced that this was his last fight, and his long, legendary career finally come to an end. “For sure tonight was my last fight. Tonight I chose the right dance partner to dance with. Conor you are a hell of a champion.”, Mayweather said during the post-fight interview.