Report: Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather first news conference set for London's Wembley Stadium

Get yourself mentally prepared for the onslaught. It’s starting in two weeks. (Well, you probably think it’s started already.)

The first news conference between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor ahead of their boxing mega-match will go down at Wembley Stadium in London, according to a report from The Sun. No specific date has been announced, though we’ve known for a bit that a world tour will be happening between the two combat sports greats.

Mayweather, who brings a perfect 49-0 boxing record into the fight, meets UFC lightweight champ McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) on Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The ballyhooed crossover fight will air on pay-per-view at a price tag expected to be in the triple digits.

Mayweather will be coming out of retirement for the fight and trying to get to a perfect 50-0. McGregor never has had a professional boxing bout. He won the UFC’s featherweight title in December 2015. In November 2016, he won the lightweight title to become the first concurrent two-division champ in UFC history. He then had the featherweight belt removed without defending it. He has yet to defend his lightweight title, but reportedly will do so after he fights Mayweather.

Mayweather’s payday is expected to hit at least $100 million to box McGregor. McGregor will make less than that – but still is expected to take home many times more than what he made in his most recent UFC title fight.

Stay tuned to MMAjunkie for more news on the Mayweather-McGregor “Money Fight” news conference in London when it becomes available.

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