It was announced on Wednesday evening the much anticipated fightbetween Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will be held on Aug. 26.

The fight will be a standard, 12-round boxing match and can be watched on Showtime Pay-Per-View from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Both fighters posted on social media about the event on Wednesday night, but McGregor took the announcement up a notch with his post.

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