It’s fight week again, but this one certainly feels a little different. The sporting world’s eyes are framed squarely on all-time boxing great and Floyd Mayweather (49-0 boxing) and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) as they prepare to step into the squared circle on Saturday at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena for what’s expected to prove as the most lucrative prizefight of all-time. MMA fans are certainly familiar with McGregor by now, having closely watched his rise from dual-division champion on the European scene to the biggest superstar in the sport – and a dual-division UFC title holder. But the general public is still trying to figure out exactly who this brash, bearded Irishman is, and ESPN is the latest mainstream outlet to take a stab.
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