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Mayweather vs. McGregor set for Aug. 26

Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Right Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images | Left Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Right Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images | Left Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

By Juliakate E Culpepper

June 15, 2017

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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