several “low-six figure” wagers<\/a> on McGregor at Las Vegas sportsbooks, and oddsmakers are reporting that there are about 32 underdog bets for each wager on Mayweather.<\/p>\nUFC Needs Star<\/b><\/h2>\n
Several analysts believe the fight could fail to live up to the hype, leaving viewers disappointed that they shelled out $99.95 to watch the spectacle on Showtime. Ticket sales at the T-Mobile Arena have also been sluggish, with high ticket prices and the likelihood of a quick blowout cited as reasons.<\/p>\n
If McGregor does indeed lose, it could deal a blow to the UFC.\u00a0If 2016 was a great year for the MMA league, with marquee fights from superstars such as McGregor and Ronda Rousey, then 2017 has been a different story.<\/strong><\/p>\nRousey’s disappointing loss to a fairly unknown Amanda Nunes, for her second straight defeat, slashed her pay-per-view marketability. And McGregor hasn’t competed in a UFC event in 2017, and now appears interested in the more individually profitable sport of boxing.<\/p>\n
One McGregor fight in 2016 garnered more PPVs than the UFC’s six combined PPV events in 2017. While McGregor’s boxing Mayweather may bring the UFC some free marketing, the sport is seemingly on the lookout for its next big star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Conor McGregor is a mixed martial arts fighter who’s soon to be trying his hand at professional boxing, but that isn’t the only new profession he’ll be taking on in 2017. In addition to his much-hyped clash against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas later this month, McGregor has signed a contract with Wynn Nightlife venues […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":55906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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