{"id":18231,"date":"2017-09-10T11:55:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T18:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=18231"},"modified":"2017-12-09T11:43:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T19:43:11","slug":"mcgregor-pacqiao-fight-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/mcgregor-pacqiao-fight-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"McGregor-Pacqiao Fight Could Be a Thing in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fresh off what many consider to have been the sports event of the year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, we’re hearing another colossal matchup may be in the works.<\/p>\n

A highly-reliable source says a fight between Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao could be in the offing.<\/p>\n

The fight would take place in Las Vegas, of course.<\/p>\n

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We see sweaty guys, but lots of people see dollar signs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Further details aren’t known at this time, but a McGregor and Pacquiao fight seems entirely possible given the astronomical amounts of money generated by the Mayweather-McGregor spectacle, and the Mayweather-Pacquiao match before that.<\/p>\n

When Mayweather fought Pacquiao in May 2015, the fight broke a variety of records, almost all of them related to money. The fight had more than 4.5 million pay-per-view purchases, and revenue generated from pay-per-view alone is believed to have been $400 million.<\/p>\n

The purse alone for the Mayweather-McGregor fight, which Mayweather won, was $100 million for Floyd Mayweather, $30 million for Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n

In the end, it’s believed Mayweather’s take was more than $300 million and McGregor snagged about $100 million.<\/p>\n

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Vegas loves it some boxing. Tents to hawk merchandise sprouted up all over town during the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Numbers like those are enough to bring just about any fighter back into the ring, even if they’re “retired.” Publicizing the fact a fight with McGregor would be the last of Pacqiao’s career would add another element of interest to a McGregor-Pacqiao matchup.<\/p>\n

\"Manny
Manny Pacqiao jab wasn’t on the card for the Mayweather-McGregor fight, but he couldn’t resist getting in a jab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, it’s not just the boxers who reap a windfall from these high-profile fights. They’re lucrative for everyone, and the biggest fights provide Las Vegas with a huge bump in room bookings, gambling and non-gambling revenue (like restaurants and nightclubs).<\/p>\n

While we are not a sports person, we are a Las Vegas person, and mega-fights have an undeniable impact on the Las Vegas landscape, so we’ll be watching for what’s next in the world of guys punching each other in the face.<\/p>\n

Update (12\/9\/17): Pacquiao mentions McGregor as possible opponent. Read more<\/a>. We originally  heard the fight could happen by the end of 2017, but it’s now looking like April 2018.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fresh off what many consider to have been the sports event of the year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, we’re hearing another colossal matchup may be in the works. A highly-reliable source says a fight between Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao could be in the offing. 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