Make no mistake about it, Conor McGregor is here to take over!
Wednesday afternoon news broke that the highly anticipated mega-fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather was official.
Set to take place on August 26, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the fight is expected to break every single combat sports record in history, and shatter purse records for a UFC fighter times ten.
It’s a majorly historic bout, one that Conor’s supporters have gotten behind quick.
Popular sport’s book Bovada opened up their lines with Floyd as a massive favorite to beat the UFC champion. However, within hours the odds took a massive swing in Conor’s favor, after heavy betting forced Bovada to shift their numbers.
Popular SB Nation owned UFC blog MMAMania.com caught the quick shift, and broke it down:
The fine folks at Bovada opened bidding with Mayweather as a -2250 favorite, a line almost unheard-of in mixed martial arts (MMA), but about par for the course for perceived mismatches in boxing. “Notorious,” meanwhile, sat at +950. Despite the uphill battle before him, however, McGregor’s supporters quickly pushed him back to +500, with “Money” currently sitting at -800.
Think the wagers on Conor will keep coming in, forcing odds to keep moving in favor of the lightweight king?
