WBC creates “Money Belt” for Mayweather-McGregor event

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By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor will have the privilege of fighting for the World Boxing Council Money Belt. The gold, diamond and emerald belt the WBC created just for the occasion of the Mayweather-McGregor fight. With no other world titles being on the line, the WBC stepped forward and created a special belt for the two popular fighters to battle over.

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McGregor: I am superior to Mayweather

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By Chris Williams: Conor McGregor is now starting to sound like he believes he’s omnipotent with the way he’s talking about his own talents in comparison to Floyd Mayweather Jr. as D-day quickly approaches for their fight this Saturday night on Showtime PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Watch: Malignaggi confronts McGregor, gets into heated confrontation

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By Chris Williams: Paulie Malignaggi and Conor McGregor got in a brief heated argument at Tuesday’s grand arrival for McGregor at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas for his fight this Saturday night against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Malignaggi approached McGregor and his manager while they were surrounded by a large group of reporters.

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Mayweather says McGregor is still 10lbs over 154lb limit

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By Chris Williams: Conor McGregor is still at least 10 pounds over the 154 lb. limit for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. this Saturday night, according to Mayweather. He says McGregor is weighing 164 lbs. right now, and he’s going to need to pay a hefty fine amounting to millions by the time the two fighters face each other this Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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McGregor: I might flatten Mayweather in first exchange

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By Scott Gilfoid: Conor McGregor is not short on confidence going into his first pro and likely his last boxing match this Saturday against Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor still thinks the lighter 8oz gloves are going to help him score a quick knockout. McGregor started off saying the knockout would come against Mayweather by round 2, but now he’s saying it might happen in the first exchange in round 1.

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McGregor will look to be disqualified against Mayweather says Malignaggi

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By Jim Dower: Paulie Malignaggi suspects UFC champion Conor McGregor will look to take the easy way out against boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) by attempting to be disqualified this Saturday night in their fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Malignaggi, who recently sparred with McGregor for 2 sparring sessions, says there was very little to compliment the 29-year-old UFC star about when it comes to the skills that he showed inside the ring.

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Mayweather Has Pulled Off His ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ Fight and Sold it for a Billion Dollars

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By Rob Blakeman: Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather will be breaking the great Rocky Marciano’s record of 49 and 0 when he beats Connor McGregor this weekend and it’s going to be witnessed by over one billion people. He will also become the World’s first billionaire sports man when he does so. And yet the greatest boxer of his generation and probably the greatest defensive fighter of all time will be fighting a guy whose professional boxing record is 0-0-0.

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